Answer: What Comes Next? #436

The answer is C: 88.

The finished pattern: 16, 28, 40, 52, 64, 76, 88.
The finished pattern.

The rule

Add 12 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 = 16
for step in range(7):
    print(number)
    number = number + 12

When you run it, Python prints:

16
28
40
52
64
76
88

Pixel says: Try changing a number in the code and run it again. Can you make the pattern go on for 20 steps? Meow!