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The following sequence is geometric. What is the next term?

12, 36, 108, 324 ...


412


608


500


972

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smileyriley

The sequence is multiplying the last number by 3, the correct answer is 972.

Greenleafable

A geometric sequence is one where you multiply each number in the sequence by the same number. Here, obviously the number which you multiply by is 3, because 12 3 = 36, 36 3 = 108, 108 * 3 = 324, and in order to finish the sequence, you multiply 324 by 3 and get 972.
The correct answer is 972.

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