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What is the next number in the sequence?6,12,24,48A.72B.96C.108D.112E.124

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The given sequence is


6,12,24,48

Since


\begin{gathered} (12)/(6)=2 \\ (24)/(12)=2 \\ (48)/(24)=2 \end{gathered}

Then the sequence is geometric with a common ratio of 2

Then to find the next term multiply 48 by 2


48*2=96

The second term is 96

The answer is B

User Beatriz Fonseca
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