Question

Whats the next number in this pattern

2,3,5,9,17


. 34, 31,32,33
explain how you got the answer too

Answer 1

The answer is 33 because:

To get from 2 to 3 you add 1
To get from 3 to 5 you add 2
To get from 5 to 9 you add 4
To get from 9 to 17 you add 8

Each time the number doubles

Answer 2

33

Explanation:

to get from 2 to 3 you add 1

to get from 3 to 5 you add 2

to get from 5 to 9 you add 4

to get from 9 to 17 you add 8

as you can see the numbers are doubling each time you add on

to get the next number double 8 = (8 × 2) = 16

so now 17 + 16 = 33

the next number is 33