Answer: What Comes Next? #268

The answer is D: 22.

The rule

Take away 4 each time.

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.

number = 46
for step in range(7):
    print(number)
    number = number - 4

When you run it, Python prints:

46
42
38
34
30
26
22