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What is the next number in the sequence? 3, 6, 12, , ... place an x by the pattern of the sequence. add 2 subtract 2 times 2?

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3,6,12...

this is a geometric sequence with a common ratio of 2. That means u multiply each term by 2 to find the next term.

start with 3
3 * 2 = 6
6 * 2 = 12
12 * 2 = 24...this would be ur next term

so ur answer is : multiply by 2
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