Answer: What Comes Next? #450

The answer is B: 163.

The rule

Add 22 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 = 31
for step in range(7):
    print(number)
    number = number + 22

When you run it, Python prints:

31
53
75
97
119
141
163