Answer: What Comes Next? #350

The answer is C: 27.

The rule

Take away 3 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 = 45
for step in range(7):
    print(number)
    number = number - 3

When you run it, Python prints:

45
42
39
36
33
30
27