In a certain sequence, each number is the sum of the previous two, starting from 1 and 2. What is the 10th number in this sequence?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Start calculating from the beginning of the sequence.
Answer
89
Explanation
The sequence starts: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89. The 10th number is 89.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 89.
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