Question

Identify the pattern of the following numbers and generate the next term.

7, 12, 9, 15, 11, 18

Answer 1

The given pattern is $7,12,9,15,11,18$

Here, the odd-numbered terms are obtained by adding $2.$
Whereas the even-numbered terms are obtained by adding $3.$

The odd numbered terms are

7	9	11
$1^{st}$	$2^{nd}$	$3^{rd}$

$\to 7+2=9$
$\to 9+2=11$

Here, $18$ is the $6^{th}$ term.
The next term is a odd-numbered term.
$\therefore 2$ must be added to the previous odd-numbered term, i.e., $11+2=13.$

The pattern is $7,12,9,15,11,18,13.$