Question

solve this 1,5,10,16,23,31,?

Answer 1

See the pattern:

1 + 4 = 5

5 + 5 = 10

10 + 6 = 16

16 + 7 = 23

23 + 8 = 31

Next numbers will be:

31 + 9 = 40

40 + 10 = 50

50 + 11 = 51

and so on.

The next term after 31 is 40.