Find the Next Number in the Sequence
Correct answer: 125
Explanation:
The sequence is 4, 5, 8, 17, 44, ?.
Find the differences between each pair of numbers:
5 - 4 = 1
8 - 5 = 3
17 - 8 = 9
44 - 17 = 27
The differences are 1, 3, 9, 27. Each difference is multiplied by 3.
So the next difference is 27 × 3 = 81.
Add this to the last number: 44 + 81 = 125.
Finall answer to this puzzle: 125
