Try: 161+324 = 485 would seem to fit the pattern
The next number is 485.
As the sequence is going up, you multiply the previous number by 3 and add 2. Therefore, the next number in the sequence is equal to 161 x 3 + 2 = 425.
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To get the number to complete the sequence, multiply the first number to 3 and then add 2 to get the next number. Given 1, 5, 17, 53, 161 ____Solution:1 x 3 (+2) = 55 x 3 (+2) = 1753 x 3 (+2) = 161161 x 3 (+2) = 485Therefore, the number to complete the sequence is 485.
1 + (4) = 5 5 + (4x3) = 17 17 + (4x3x3) = 53 53 + (4x3x3x3) = 161 161 + (4x3x3x3x3) = ?
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Try: 161+324 = 485 would seem to fit the pattern
The next number is 27.
Next number in the series is 145715(5-1) x 3 = 12 + 5 = 17,(17-5) x 3 = 36 + 17 = 53,(53-17)x 3 = 108 + 53 = 161,(161-53)x 3 = 324 + 161 = 485(485-161)x3= 972+485=1457
The answer is 485. The pattern is 3x+2 where x is the previous number. For example 3(1) + 2 = 5, 3(5) + 2 = 17, etc. So to figure out the next number you just multiply 3 by 161 and add 2 to get 485.
The next number is 485.
As the sequence is going up, you multiply the previous number by 3 and add 2. Therefore, the next number in the sequence is equal to 161 x 3 + 2 = 425.
485
485 You arrive at 485 by multiplying the difference in the numbers by 3,and adding to the number.i.e 5 minus 1 = 4, 4 x 3 = 12 + 5 = 17, 12 x 3 = 36 + 17 = 53, 36 x 3 = 108 + 53 = 161, 108 x 3 = 324 + 161 = 485.