Step by step
The question
Question: what comes next?
2, 4, 6, 8, □.
2, 4, 6, 8, □
1 Find the jumps
2 Find the rule
Every jump is the same: +2.
The rule is: add 2 each time.
= Rule: add 2 each time
3 Use the rule
The number before the box is 8.
8 + 2 = 10.
8 + 2 = 10
So the next number is 10.
= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
4 Check
We go one jump back.
10 − 2 is 8.
Yes!
It works.
10 − 2 = 8
Let's look back.
First: find the jumps.
Then: find the rule.
Then: use the rule.
Last: check.
Answer
= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10