Answer: What Comes Next? #140

The answer is C: blue square.

The rule

The pattern repeats every 4 things: blue square, blue square, blue heart, blue heart. Then it starts again from the beginning.

The pattern as Python code

Here is a tiny Python program that follows the same rule. Type it into IDLE and run it to print the whole pattern, including the answer.

pattern = ["blue square", "blue square", "blue heart", "blue heart"]
for position in range(10):
    print(position + 1, pattern[position % len(pattern)])

When you run it, Python prints:

1 blue square
2 blue square
3 blue heart
4 blue heart
5 blue square
6 blue square
7 blue heart
8 blue heart
9 blue square
10 blue square