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What number comes next 5, 12, 26, 54, ?

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Answer:

110, 222, 446

Explanation:

12 - 5 = 7

26 - 12 = 14

54 - 26 = 28

The next number in this sequence is twice the difference between the previous two numbers in the sequence.

Therefore the next number should have a difference of

2

×

28

or

56

. We can therefore determine the next number by adding

56

to

54

to get

110

110 - 54 = 56

Therefore the next number in the sequence will have a difference of

2

×

56

or

112

.

110

+

112

is

222

222 - 110 = 112

Therefore the next number in the sequence will have a difference of

2

×

112

or

224

.

222

+

224

is

446

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