Completing numerical sequences

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Give the next number in the sequence:

$7, 13, 19, 25, \underline{ ; ; ; ; ; ; }$

Explanation

To form the sequence, begin with the term 7. Each subsequent term is equal to 6 added to the previous term, as follows:

$7+ 6 = \textbf{13}$

$13+ 6 = \textbf{19}$

$19+6 = \textbf{25}$

$25+ 6 = \textbf{{\color{Red} 31}}$ ,

the missing term.

10, 15, 22.5, 33.75

What is the next number in the given sequence?

50.63

67.5

52.54

48.78

Explanation

The numbers in the given sequence increase in a uniform pattern, namely that half of the previous number is added to each successive number. Half of 33.75 is 16.88, added to 33.75 this gives us the correct answer: 50.63 (which was also the only answer that ended with the appropriate final decimal number.

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