Question

The pattern 2, 5, 17, ________, ________ follows the rule multiply by 4, then subtract 3. What are the next two terms?

Group of answer choices

68, 260

68, 257

Answer 1

The answer: ———————> 68, 257

Answer 2

None of the answer choices.

Explanation:

The pattern to this problem is multiply by 4, and subtract 3. However when doing 17 * 4, you get 68. Look how both of the answer chouces start with 68, and we haven't even subtracted 3 yet. This shows that the answer choices are wrong.

Correct Answer: 65, 257