Answer: What Comes Next? #276

The answer is D: 62.

The rule

Add 9 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 = 8
for step in range(7):
    print(number)
    number = number + 9

When you run it, Python prints:

8
17
26
35
44
53
62