Question

Lionel wrote an arithmetic sequence. The first five terms of the sequence are shown below.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31, ...

What is the next term of Lionel's sequence? Show or explain how you got your answer.

Answer 1

The common difference between numbers is 7.

3

3+7=10

10+7 = 17

17+7=24

24+7=31

31+7= 38

3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 38