Answer: What Comes Next? #447

The answer is C: 164.

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 = 20
for step in range(7):
    print(number)
    number = number + 24

When you run it, Python prints:

20
44
68
92
116
140
164