Question

Determine the next three terms in the following sequence:

2, 3, 5, 8, ____, ____, ____,...
a.
13, 19, 26
b.
12, 17, 23
c.
12, 16, 20
d.
13, 17, 23

Answer 1

b.

12, 17, 23

Explanation:

Answer 2

b. 12, 17, 23

Explanation:

Look at the differences between the numbers.

Number Difference

2

3 1

5 2

8 3 The difference increase by 1 at each step. The next 3 increase would be:

4

5

6

The next three numbers are:

12 4

17 5

23 6