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19, 2, 38, 3, 114, 4, ?
228
256
352
456
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Please check the given sequence is a combination of two series.
Series 1: 19, 38, 114, …
Series 2: 2,3,4
In series 1, Pattern followed is *2, *3, so next will be *4
Next term will be 114*4 = 456
===> 19*2 = 38
===>38*3 = 114
===>114*4 = 456
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5, 54, 90, 115, 131, 140?
149
146
142
144
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Explanation:
5 + 7^2 = 5 + 49 = 54,
54 + 6^2 = 54 + 36 = 90,
90 + 5^2 = 90 + 25 = 115,
115 + 4^2 = 115 + 16 = 131,
131 + 3^2 = 131 + 9 = 140,
140 + 2^2 = 140 + 4 = 144.
So, the next number is 144.
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1, 2, 3, 14, 5, 34, 7, ?, ?
68, 7
63, 9
60, 11
62, 9
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The odd terms form the sequence 1,3,5,7,……
Hence the next odd term is 9
even terms form the sequence 2,14,34,……
14=2+3*4
34=14+5*4
i.e an even term other than first even term 2 is obtained by
preceding even term +(preceding odd term*4)
so the next even term =34+(7*4)=34+28=62.
Hence the next two terms of the given sequence are 62,9 respectively.
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Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, … What number should come next?
7
10
14
15
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Answer: Option DExplanation
This alternating addition series begins with 3; then 1 is added to give 4; then 3 is added to give 7; then 1 is added, and so on
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10, 14, 28, 32, 64, 68, 132
28
32
64
132
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Alternately, the numbers are increased by four and doubled to get the next number>
Thus, 10 + 4 = 14;
14 * 2 = 28;
28 + 4 = 32;
32 * 2 =64 and so on.
So, 132 is wrong and must be replaced by (68 * 2) i.e. 136.
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24, 6, 18, 9, 36, 9, 24, ?
24
12
8
6
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Given series :
24 , 6 , 18 , 9 , 36 , 9 , 24 ,…
We are required to find the next term.
Let’s group the numbers into pairs
( 24 , 6 ) , ( 18 , 9 ) , ( 36 , 9 ) , ( 24 , _)
We see that,
24 ÷ 4 = 6
18 ÷ 2 = 9
36 ÷ 4 = 9
So, In first pair , first number divided by 4 to get second number.
In second pair, first number divided by 2 to get second number .
We can generalise that, For Even pair of the sequence from the beginning, we need to divide the first number in the pair by 2 to get second number.
For Odd pair of the sequence from the beginning, we need to divide the first number in the pair by 4 to get second number.
( 24 , _ ) is the fourth pair. We know that, For even pair , first number to be divided by 2
24 ÷ 2 = 12 ( Required number )
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