The next number in the series 13, 18, 16, 21, 19

Brittney Lord

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2021-01-19

The next number in the series 13, 18, 16, 21, 19

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Neelam Wainwright

Neelam Wainwright

Skilled2021-01-20Added 102 answers

Given: 13,18,16,21,19
We note:
18=13+5 and thus the second term is the first term increased by 5
16=18-2 and thus the third term is the second term decreased by 2
21=16+5 and thus the fourth term is the third term increased by 5
19=21-2 and thus the fifth term is the fourth term decreased by 2
Thus we note that we alternately increase the previous term by 5 and decreased the previous term by 2.
We last decreased by 2 and thus we expect the next term to be the last term increased by 5.
19+5=24
Thus we expect the next number in the series to be 24.

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