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What number comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, …
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Check the ratio between consecutive terms: if it's constant, multiply the last term by it. The correct answer is 128. Traps to avoid: 256 comes from the "squared ratio" error; 64 comes from the "forgot to grow" error; 192 comes from the "off ratio" error; 96 comes from the "arithmetic not geometric" error.
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