1, 1, 2, 7, 21 what's the next number? A.51 b.52 c.53 d.54

1, 1, 2, 7, 21 what's the next number? A.51 b.52 c.53 d.54

The former minus the latter is 0,1,5,14 () a
Decreasing again, 1, 4, 9 () B is the square of 123
The next one should be 4 squared 16, so () B is 16
() a is 30
The answer is 21 + 30 = 51