What is the next no. of following sequence 1,3,6,11,18,29,42....

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What is the next no. of following sequence
1,3,6,11,18,29,42....

OPtion

1) 38
2) 47
3) 59
4) 57
5) 63
6) 67
7) 73
8) 78
9) 82
10) None of these

Solution

The difference between numbers is
3-1 = 2
6-3 = 3
11-6 = 5
18-11 = 7
29- 18 = 11
42- 29 = 13

so the difference for next number will be 17

42 + 17 = 59
option 3

Correct Option: 3 Best Solution (5)