Question

What will be the next number in the given sequence?
2, 6, 10, 14, _

• A. 16
• B. 18
• C. 15
• D. 22

Answer 1

The correct option is B 18

The sequence: 2, 6, 10, 14, _
$2=1\times 26=3\times 210=5\times 214=7\times 2$

Here, the numbers in the sequence has consecutive odd numbers multiplied by 2.
The odd number that follows the sequence is 9.
So, the next number in the sequence is:
$9\times 2=18$