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5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, (...) ?

  • 19
  • 17
  • 16
  • 15

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Please check that given sequence consists of two series

Series 1: 5, 7, 10, 14
Series 2: 6, 8, 11, ...

In series 2 pattern is +2, +3, Next will be +4
So required number in the series will be 11+4 = 15
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1. 8, 9, 8, 7, 10, 9, 6, 11, 10, (...), 12

  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Please note that above sequence is containing 3 series
Series 1 : 8, 7, 6, (..)
Series 2 : 9, 10, 11, 12
Series 3 : 8, 9, 10

In series 1 pattern is -1. So missing term will be 6-1 = 5

2. Complete the series, 3, 8, 13, 24, 41, ?

  • 70
  • 66
  • 64
  • 62

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Pattern of the above series is
first + second + 2, second + third + 3, third + fourth + 4......
So next term will be
24 + 41 + 5 = 70

3. 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

  • 22
  • 20
  • 18
  • 16

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Pattern in the series is, -2, -4, -2, -4. So next term will be -2
24 -2 = 22

4. 11, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24, (....) . Which term will come next ?

  • 27
  • 29
  • 31
  • 33

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please check, given sequence is combination of two seies
[Note: Usually when terms are more than 5, then chances are there that it may contain 2 series.]

Series 1 = 11, 17, 23
Series 2 = 12, 18, 24

So there is pattern +6 in each term
Next term will be 23+6 = 29

5. Which number should be replaced with x in following series :

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, x, 17

  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Above series contains prime number series. So after 11, 13 is next prime number.

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