Pattern Counting!
Number Theory
Level
3
What will the ninth number be in this pattern?
2, 45, 3, 46, 5, 48
The answer is 11.
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1 solution
Starting at the first number every other number is the next prime number. The numbers in between are the prime number before, but you add 43.
ANSWER: 2, 45, 3, 46, 5, 48, 7, 50, ~11~