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Directions:(1-10) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
1. 240, 120, 80, 60, 48, ?
2. 5, 17, 43, 89, ?, 265
3. 8, ?, 52, 210, 1048, 6290
4. 64, 62, 65, 60, 67, 56, ?
5. 15.21, 16.81, 18.49, 20.25, ?
6. 106, 155, 276, 501, 537, 762, ?
7. 17, 23, 33, 48, 69, ?
8. 17, 33, 65, 129, 257, ?
9. 17, 16, 28, 75, ?
10. 2, 4, 16, 52, 132, ?, 534
Check your Answers below:
Directions:(1-10) What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
1. Question
240, 120, 80, 60, 48, ?
Ans:5
The pattern is:240×1/2 = 120, 120×2/3 = 80, 80×3/4 = 60, 60×4/5 = 48, 48×5/6 = 402. Question
5, 17, 43, 89, ?, 265
Ans:4
The pattern is:22 + 13 = 5, 32 + 23 = 17, 42 + 33 = 43, 52 + 43 = 89, 62 + 53 = 161, 72 + 63 = 2653. Question
8, ?, 52, 210, 1048, 6290
Ans:3
The pattern is:8×2+2=18, 18×3-2=52, 52×4+2=210, 210×5-2=1048, 1048×6+2=62904. Question
64, 62, 65, 60, 67, 56, ?
Ans:3
The pattern is:64-2=62, 62+3=65, 65-5=60, 60+7=67, 67-11=56, 56+13=69(The consecutive differences are prime numbers, added and subtracted alternately)5. Question
15.21, 16.81, 18.49, 20.25, ?
Ans:
The pattern is (3.9)2, (4.1)2, (4.3)2, (4.5)2, (4.7)26. Question
106, 155, 276, 501, 537, 762, ?
Ans:4
106 + (1 + 0 + 6)2 = 155155 + (1 + 5 + 5)2 = 276276 + (2 + 7 + 6)2 = 501501 + (5 + 0 + 1)2 = 537
537 + (5 + 3 + 7)2 = 762
762 + (7 + 6 + 2)2 = 987
So the answer is 4.
7. Question
17, 23, 33, 48, 69, ?
Ans:4
17+1+2+3=2323+1+2+3+4=3333+1+2+3+4+5=4848+1+2+3+4+5+6=69
69+1+2+3+4+5+6+7=97
8. Question
17, 33, 65, 129, 257, ?
Ans:1
17 = 24 + 133 = 25 + 165 = 26 + 1129 = 27 + 1
257 = 28 + 1
So the next term is 513 = 29 + 1
9. Question
17, 16, 28, 75, ?
Ans:4
17 x 1 – 12 = 1616 x 2 – 22 = 2828 x 3 – 32 = 7575 x 4 – 42 = 284
10. Question
2, 4, 16, 52, 132, ?, 534
Ans:4
The pattern is2+12+13=4, 4+22+23=16, 16+32+33=52, 52+42+43=132, 132+52+53=282, 282+62+63=534