Step 1: Count the dots on each tile in the sequence. Going from left to right, the six given tiles contain 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, and 5 dots respectively. Writing this out as a plain number sequence gives 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5.
Step 2: Recognize the pattern governing the sequence. Check whether each term is the sum of the two terms just before it: 0+1=1 (matches the third term), 1+1=2 (matches the fourth term), 1+2=3 (matches the fifth term), 2+3=5 (matches the sixth term). This is exactly the Fibonacci rule, where every term equals the sum of the previous two terms.
Step 3: Predict the next term. Applying the same rule to find the seventh term: 3+5=8. So the tile marked with the question mark must contain exactly 8 dots.
Step 4: Match the required dot count to the given options. Option 1 shows 4 dots, option 2 shows 6 dots, option 3 shows 8 dots arranged in a 3x3 grid with one corner dot left out, and option 4 shows all 9 dots of a complete 3x3 grid. Only option 3 has the required count of 8 dots.
Conclusion: The tile with 8 dots, option 3, correctly continues the Fibonacci-based sequence.
