What numbers should replace the question marks in the sequence?
Correct answer: 58, 94
Explanation:
The sequence is 3, 4, 8, 17, 33, ?, ?.
Look at the differences between the numbers:
4 - 3 = 1
8 - 4 = 4
17 - 8 = 9
33 - 17 = 16
The differences are 1, 4, 9, 16. These are square numbers:
1 = 1²
4 = 2²
9 = 3²
16 = 4²
So the next differences should be:
5² = 25
6² = 36
Now continue the sequence:
33 + 25 = 58
58 + 36 = 94
Therefore, the missing numbers are 58 and 94.
Finall answer to this puzzle: 58, 94
