6, 12, 24, 48, 96, …

Compare each term with the one before it: 12 is 2 × 6, 24 is 2 × 12, and 48 is 2 × 24. The pattern is that each term is 2 times the previous term, so the correct choice is “Each term is 2 times the previous term.”

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