Priya counts: every term is the previous term plus the next odd number. She starts with 0, then 0+1=1, then 1+3=4, then 4+5=9. What will her 5th value be (counting 1, 4, 9 as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th)?

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16. Adding successive odd numbers gives square numbers: 0, 1, 4, 9, 16. The 5th value is 16.

Priya counts: every term is the previous term plus the next odd number. She starts with 0, then 0+1=1, then 1+3=4, then 4+5=9.
What will her 5th value be (counting 1, 4, 9 as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th)?

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Priya counts: every term is the previous term plus the next odd number. She starts with 0, then 0+1=1, then 1+3=4, then 4+5=9.What will her 5th value be (counting 1, 4, 9 as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th)?

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Priya counts: every term is the previous term plus the next odd number. She starts with 0, then 0+1=1, then 1+3=4, then 4+5=9.
What will her 5th value be (counting 1, 4, 9 as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th)?