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What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series?

12 13 15 19 27 ?

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The correct answer is

43

Look at the successive differences between the terms of the series 12, 13, 15, 19, 27, ?.

13 − 12 = 1; 15 − 13 = 2; 19 − 15 = 4; 27 − 19 = 8.

The differences form a doubling pattern: 1, 2, 4, 8, so the next difference is 16.

Therefore, the next term = 27 + 16 = 43.

Hence, the missing number is 43.

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