Find the number that has the following pattern: If you put a 6 after it, the number is three times as large as it would be if you had added 600,000.
A) 342,856
B) 257,142
C) 267,142
D) 247,142
E) 299,999

Question

Find the number that has the following pattern: If you put a 6 after it, the number is three times as large as it would be if you had added 600,000. ​
A) 342,856
B) 257,142
C) 267,142
D) 247,142
E) 299,999

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct number is 257,142. When you add 6 to the end of it, making it 2,571,426, it is three times as large as if you had added 600,000 to the original number, making it 857,142. This fits the pattern described.

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