The given sequence is a combination of two series: I. 45, 47, 49, 51, 53 and II. 54, ?, 56, 57 Clearly, II consists of consecutive natural numbers, starting from 54. So, missing term = 55.
The pattern followed is : nth term + (n + l)th term + (n + 1) = (n + 2)th term. Thus, 1st term + 2nd term + 2 = 3rd term; 2nd term + 3rd term + 3 = 4th term and so on. So, missing term = 6th term = 4th term + 5th term + 5 = 24 + 41 + 5 = 70.