What comes next: 2, 5, 8, 11

Step by step

The question

Question: what comes next?

2, 5, 8, 11, □.

1 Find the jumps

2 Find the rule

Every jump is the same: +3.

The rule is: add 3 each time.

3 Use the rule

The number before the box is 11.

11 + 3 = 14.

So the next number is 14.

4 Check

We go one jump back.

14 − 3 is 11.

Yes!

It works.

Let's look back.

First: find the jumps.

Then: find the rule.

Then: use the rule.

Last: check.