If you look at the ratios between consecutive numbers, you'll notice that the first ratio is 2, followed by 3 and 4.
The number 7 comes next.
18
26
11
45 54
The number 7 comes next.
18
26
11
45 54
54
The pattern is add three and then multiply by three. The next number is 174.
3 * 2 = 6 * 3= 18 *4 =72 *5 = 360
The series alternates between two patterns: one where numbers are multiplied by 3 and then reduced (18 to 27 to 36) and another where numbers are multiplied by 4 and then reduced (81 to 72 to 63). Following this pattern, the next number after 36 (from the first sequence) would be 45 (36 multiplied by 1.25), and after 63 (from the second sequence), the next number would be 54 (63 reduced by 9). Thus, the next number in the series is 45.
To find the next number in the series, we can observe the alternating pattern between pairs of numbers. The first number is 14, and it decreases by 3 to 11, then increases by 7 to 18. Following this pattern, the next number after 18 should decrease by 2, resulting in 16. Therefore, the next number in the series is 16.
Each number in the series is being multiplied by (2 + (n-1)) where n = the term in the series 3 x 2 = 6 6 x 3 = 18 18 * 4 = 72 72 x 5 = 360
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