Answer: 4, 8, 16, 32, ?

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This number pattern asks you to find the next number after 4, 8, 16, and 32.

Answer: 4, 8, 16, 32, ?

The Answer

The correct answer is: 64.

Here is why

  1. Each number is doubled.
  2. 4 becomes 8, 8 becomes 16, and 16 becomes 32.
  3. So 32 doubled is 64.

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