Question

What is the next number in the pattern, 0.4, 1.2, 3.6, 10.8?

Answer 1

32.4

Explanation:

Consider the ratios of consecutive numbers in the sequence as follows:

`1.2/0.4 = 3`

`3.6/1.2=3`

`10.8/3.6=3`

Hence, the sequence is a geometric progression with a common ratio of 3.

Therefore the next number in the sequence would be:

`10.8 xx 3= 32.4`