Study the number pattern. What is the number in the 59th position?
Sets of 3
(Set 1) 1st, 2nd, 3rd: 2, 3, 4
(Set 2) 4th, 5th, 6th: 3, 4, 5
(Set 3) 7th, 8th, 9th: 4, 5, 6
(Set 4) 10th, 11th, 12th: 5, 6, 7
Formula:
Total number of sets = Position number ÷ 3
Value of the 1st number in each set of 3 = Set number + 1
Number of sets at position 59th
= 59 ÷ 3
= 19 r 2
At Set 19,
First number = 19 + 1 = 20
(Set 19): 20, 21, 22
(Set 20): 21, 22, 23
The 59th position is in set 20.
Since the remainder is 2, the number in the 59th position is 22.
Answer(s): 22