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The wrong number in this sequence is 20. The pattern in the sequence is doubling each number, so it should go 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc. However, 20 breaks this pattern by not being double the previous number.

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Oh, dude, the wrong number is 20. It's like the odd one out in this sequence of doubling numbers because it should be 32 instead. But hey, who's keeping track, right?

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16 should be 10 because the pattern is adding by 2 then multiplying by 2

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2... 2+2=4... 4*2=8... 8+2=10... get it and so on

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Q: What is the Wrong number in this sequence 2-4-8-16-20-22-44-46?
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