Consider the number sequence: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ___. What rule generates this pattern, and what is the next number?
- ARule: Multiply by 2 and add 1; Next number: 95
- BRule: Add 3, then add 6, then add 12; Next number: 94
- CRule: Multiply by 3 and subtract 1; Next number: 140
- DRule: Add 24; Next number: 71