IKMC 2027 - Grades 7-8 - Self-study SET 2 - Thematic Batch 3 Question 27

Dr Mickel breeds a family of trees and counts the branches of five trees during the first five months as follows:
Each tree’s branch counts follow a sequence with a pattern. After 12 months, which tree has the most branches? Assume no branches are lost.

Editorial note: Use the source’s intended natural continuation patterns; a finite table does not uniquely force every future term.