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Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next?

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Please look carefully at the series, its pattern is,
-1, +2, -1, +2, -1, so next will be +2
23+2 = 25

1. 2,5,9,?,20,27, what will replace the question mark ?

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Pattern is +3,+4,..,..,+7, so +5 and +6 will be in the blanks

Question mark will be replaced by 9+5 = 14

2. 8, 9, 8, 7, 10, 9, 6, 11, 10, (...), 12

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

3. 8, 10, 14, 18, (...), 34, 50, 66

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Patten is +2, +4, +4, .., .., +16, +16

Missing number will be 18+8 = 26

4. 2,15,41,80, ? . Complete the series.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Pattern is +13,+(13*2), +(13*3)
Next will be +(13*4) = 80+52 = 132

5. In the series 2, 6, 18, 54, ... what will be the 8th term ?

4174
4150
4274
4374

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

We can see the given series is in G.P.
as 2*3 = 6, 6*3 = 18, 18*3 = 54
So a = 2 , r = 3
nth term in G.P. is
\begin{aligned}
ar^{n-1} \\
= 2*3{8-1} \\
= 2*3^7 \\
= 2*2187 = 4374
\end{aligned}