The next number is eight.
If you look at the differences between the numbers, you can see that two different operations are being done. The first operation is to add a certain amount, and the next operation is to divide by that same amount. The amount used is then incremented by one, and the process repeated.
40 + 2 = 42
42 / 2 = 21
21 + 3 = 24
24 / 3 = 8
8 + 4 = 12
12 / 4 = 3
and so on.
The sequence then, continues as follows:
40, 42, 21, 24, 8, 12, 3, 8, 8/5, 38/5, 38/11, 115/11, 115/77, ...
21 - each number in the series increases by the series 1,2,3,4,5.... Whereby 6 and 7 are separated by 1, 7 and 9 are separated by 2, 9 and 12 are separated by 3, 12 and 16 are separated by 4, so the next in the series would be 21 (16 and 21 are separated by 5).
24
21-3=18 18/2=9 9*3=27 that is the pattern so after the 36 it should be 33
12. you're doing multiples of 3 and the tens and ones places are just reversed in the writing- 3 6 9 12 15 18 21=3 6 9 21 51 81 12
24, they are going up in 3's, 13, 16, 19 and 18, 21 so next number is 24.
21 - each number in the series increases by the series 1,2,3,4,5.... Whereby 6 and 7 are separated by 1, 7 and 9 are separated by 2, 9 and 12 are separated by 3, 12 and 16 are separated by 4, so the next in the series would be 21 (16 and 21 are separated by 5).
21
Using the position-to-value rule Un = (17n4 - 190n3 + 721n2 - 1064n + 540)/4 the next number is 276.
The next number is -21
24
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the answer will be 21
21-3=18 18/2=9 9*3=27 that is the pattern so after the 36 it should be 33
24
It is: 34
67
12. you're doing multiples of 3 and the tens and ones places are just reversed in the writing- 3 6 9 12 15 18 21=3 6 9 21 51 81 12