Answer: What Comes Next? #397

The answer is B: 173.

The rule

Add 24 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 = 29
for step in range(7):
    print(number)
    number = number + 24

When you run it, Python prints:

29
53
77
101
125
149
173