Number Series 2

6) Look at the series, 77, 70, 63, 56, 49, _, which number should come next?

  1. 42
  2. 46
  3. 44
  4. 48

Answer: A

Explanation:

This is a simple subtraction series in which each number is 7 less than the previous number.


7) Look at the series; 41, 39, 35, 33, 29, _, which number should come next?

  1. 23
  2. 24
  3. 25
  4. 27

Answer: D

Explanation:

This is a simple alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 2 then 4 and so on. Therefore, 27 (29 - 2) will come next.


8) Look at the series, 12, 24, 14, 28, 18, 36, __, which number should come next?

  1. 24
  2. 25
  3. 26
  4. 28

Answer: C

Explanation:

This is an alternating multiplication and subtraction series; first multiply by 2 then subtract 10. Therefore, 26 (36 - 10) should come next.


9) Look at the series, 1536, 384, 96, _, which number should come next?

  1. 24
  2. 28
  3. 18
  4. 16

Answer: A

Explanation:

This is a simple division series in which each number is divided by 4 to arrive at the next number. Therefore, 24 (96/4) would be the next number.


10) Find the missing number in the series; 1, 2, 3, 10 _.

  1. 89
  2. 99
  3. 79
  4. 69

Answer: B

Explanation:

11 + 1= 2
22 - 1= 3
32 + 1= 10
102 - 1 = 99 (option B)


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