Multiple choice

Find the missing term in the following number series. $27, 28, 32, 59, ?$

  1. $315$
  2. $302$
  3. $255$
  4. $289$

  5. None of these
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Explanation

Analyze the differences between consecutive terms: 27 + 1 = 28, 28 + 4 = 32, 32 + 27 = 59. The added values are 1, 4, 27 which are 1¹, 2², 3³ respectively. Following this pattern, the next addition should be 4⁴ = 256. Therefore: 59 + 256 = 315.

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