Final answer:
The series increments by consecutive odd numbers (5, 7, 9, 11). Continuing the pattern, the next number is 57.Option A is the correct answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks to find the next number in the series: 12, 17, 24, 33, 44. To solve this, we need to look at the differences between the numbers. The series increases by 5, then by 7, then by 9, and then by 11. It seems that each step in the series, the difference between the numbers increases by 2. Continuing this pattern, the next difference should be 13.
Adding 13 to the last number in the series (44) gives us: 44 + 13 = 57.
Therefore, the next number in the series is 57.
To find the next number in the series, the differences between the consecutive numbers are analyzed and found to be increasing by 2 each time. Continuing this pattern, the next difference is 13, which when added to the last number in the series (44), gives us 57 as the next number.