Question

23, 28, 34, 41, 49, ?

• A. 57
• B. 59
• C. 56
• D. 58

Hint:

If differences increase steadily (like +1 each time), extend the pattern to find the next term.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

To solve the given sequence problem, we need to identify the pattern followed by the series of numbers: 23, 28, 34, 41, 49, ?.

Let's find the difference between consecutive numbers in the sequence:

1. The difference between 28 and 23 is (28 - 23) = 5.
2. The difference between 34 and 28 is (34 - 28) = 6.
3. The difference between 41 and 34 is (41 - 34) = 7.
4. The difference between 49 and 41 is (49 - 41) = 8.

We can see that the differences between consecutive terms are increasing by 1: 5, 6, 7, 8. This suggests the next difference should be 9.

Hence, to find the next term in the sequence, we add 9 to the last known term, 49:

49 + 9 = 58

Therefore, the missing term in the sequence is 58.

The correct answer is: 58