Answer: What Comes Next? #378

The answer is B: 59.

The rule

Add 7 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 = 17
for step in range(7):
    print(number)
    number = number + 7

When you run it, Python prints:

17
24
31
38
45
52
59