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The list is 3, 5, 9, 15, 23,...
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Let n be the next term.
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\Previous term + 10 = Next term.
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(Substitute previous term = 23 and next term = n)
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The extended pattern is
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The next term in the given list is 33.
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The next term in the given list is 33.
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