Find the missing term: $5,11,23,47, ?$
Practice this question from Chapter Mock 13: Number Series, with options and an explanation.
Question
Find the missing term: $5,11,23,47, ?$
Option A
93
Option B
94
Option C — Correct answer
95
Correct choice.
Option D
97
Explanation
Each term is doubled and $1$ is added: $5\times2+1=11$, $11\times2+1=23$, $23\times2+1=47$, so next is $95$.