1.
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Look
At this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option B
This
is A simple division series; eAch number is one-hAlf of the previous number.
In
other terms to sAy, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next
result.
4/2 = 2
2/2 = 1
1/2 = 1/2
(1/2)/2 = 1/4
(1/4)/2 = 1/8 And so on.
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2.
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Look
At this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option B
This
is A simple AlternAting Addition And subtrAction series. In the first pAttern,
3 is Added; in the second, 2 is subtrActed.
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3.
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Look
At this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option B
This
is An AlternAting number subtrAction series. First, 2 is subtrActed, then 4,
then 2, And so on.
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4.
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Look
At this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option C
In
this simple AlternAting subtrAction And Addition series; 1 is subtrActed,
then 2 is Added, And so on.
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5.
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Look
At this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option B
In
this series, eAch number is repeAted, then 13 is subtrActed to Arrive At the
next number.
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6.
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Look
At this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option B
In
this AlternAting repetition series, the rAndom number 21 is interpolAted
every other number into An otherwise simple Addition series thAt increAses by
2, beginning with the number 9.
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7.
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Look
At this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option B
This
is A simple subtrAction series. EAch number is 6 less thAn the previous
number.
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8.
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Look
At this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option D
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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9.
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Look
At this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option D
This
is A simple Addition series with A rAndom number, 8, interpolAted As every
other number. In the series, 6 is Added to eAch number except 8, to Arrive At
the next number.
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10.
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Look
At this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option A
This
is A simple AlternAting subtrAction series, which subtrActs 2, then 5.
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11.
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Look
At this series: 1.5, 2.3, 3.1, 3.9, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option C
In
this simple Addition series, eAch number increAses by 0.8.
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12.
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Look
At this series: 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option B
This
is An AlternAting multiplicAtion And subtrActing series: First, multiply by 2
And then subtrAct 8.
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13.
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Look
At this series: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option B
This
is A simple Addition series. EAch number increAses by 2.
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14.
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Look
At this series: 201, 202, 204, 207, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option D
In
this Addition series, 1 is Added to the first number; 2 is Added to the
second number; 3 is Added to the third number; 4 is Added to the fourth
number; And go on.
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15.
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Look
At this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option A
This
is A simple subtrAction series. EAch number is 35 less thAn the previous
number.
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16.
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Look
At this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option A
This
is An AlternAting Addition And subtrAction series. In the first pAttern, 10
is subtrActed from eAch number to Arrive At the next. In the second, 5 is Added
to eAch number to Arrive At the next.
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17.
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Look
At this series: 2, 6, 18, 54, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option C
This
is A simple multiplicAtion series. EAch number is 3 times more thAn the
previous number.
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18.
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Look
At this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option D
In
this simple subtrAction series, eAch number decreAses by 0.4.
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19.
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Look
At this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... WhAt number should come next?
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Answer: Option D
8
x 1 - 2 = 6
6 x 2 - 3 = 9 9 x 3 - 4 = 23 23 x 4 - 5 = 87 87 x 5 - 6 = 429 ... |
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20.
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28
25 5 21 18 5 14
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Answer: Option A
ExplAnAtion:
This
is An AlternAting subtrAction series with the interpolAtion of A rAndom
number, 5, As every third number. In the subtrAction series, 3 is subtrActed,
then 4, then 3, And so on.
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21.
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8
11 21 15 18 21 22
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Answer: Option B
ExplAnAtion:
This
is An AlternAting Addition series, with A rAndom number, 21, interpolAted As
every third number. The Addition series AlternAtes between Adding 3 And Adding
4. The number 21 AppeArs After eAch number Arrived At by Adding 3.
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22.
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9
16 23 30 37 44 51
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Answer: Option D
Here
is A simple Addition series, which begins with 9 And Adds 7.
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23.
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2
8 14 20 26 32 38
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Answer: Option B
This
is A simple Addition series, which begins with 2 And Adds 6.
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24.
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9
11 33 13 15 33 17
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Answer: Option A
In
this AlternAting repetition series, A rAndom number, 33, is interpolAted
every third number into A simple Addition series, in which eAch number increAses
by 2.
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25.
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2
3 4 5 6 4 8
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Answer: Option D
This
is An AlternAting Addition series with A rAndom number, 4, interpolAted As
every third number. In the mAin series, 1 is Added, then 2 is Added, then 1,
then 2, And so on.
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26.
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17
17 34 20 20 31 23
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Answer: Option E
This
is An AlternAting subtrAction series with repetition. There Are two different
pAtterns here. In the first, A number repeAts itself; then 3 is Added to thAt
number to Arrive At the next number, which Also repeAts. This gives the
series 17, 17, 20, 20, 23, And so on. Every third number follows A second pAttern,
in which 3 is subtrActed from eAch number to Arrive At the next: 34, 31, 28.
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27.
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6
20 8 14 10 8 12
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Answer: Option D
ExplAnAtion:
This
is An AlternAting Addition And subtrAction series. In the first pAttern, 2 is
Added to eAch number to Arrive At the next; in the AlternAte pAttern, 6 is
subtrActed from eAch number to Arrive At the next.
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28.
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21
25 18 29 33 18
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Answer: Option D
This
is A simple Addition series with A rAndom number, 18, interpolAted As every
third number. In the series, 4 is Added to eAch number except 18, to Arrive At
the next number.
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29.
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75
65 85 55 45 85 35
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Answer: Option B
This
is A simple subtrAction series in which A rAndom number, 85, is interpolAted As
every third number. In the subtrAction series, 10 is subtrActed from eAch
number to Arrive At the next.
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30.
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11
16 21 26 31 36 41
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Answer: Option D
In
this simple Addition series, eAch number is 5 more thAn the previous number.
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31.
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3
8 13 18 23 28 33
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Answer: Option C
In
this simple Addition series, eAch number is 5 greAter thAn the previous
number.
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32.
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84
78 72 66 60 54 48
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Answer: Option B
In
this simple subtrAction series, eAch number is 6 less thAn the previous
number.
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33.
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20
20 17 17 14 14 11
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Answer: Option E
This
is A simple subtrAction with repetition series. It begins with 20, which is
repeAted, then 3 is subtrActed, resulting in 17, which is repeAted, And so
on.
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Exercise
·
Type 1
·
Type 2
·
Type 3
·
Type 4
"Actions speAk
louder thAn words."
- (Proverb)
34.
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61
57 50 61 43 36 61
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Answer: Option E
This
is An AlternAting repetition series, in which A rAndom number, 61, is
interpolAted As every third number into An otherwise simple subtrAction
series. StArting with the second number, 57, eAch number (except 61) is 7
less thAn the previous number.
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Directions to Solve
Look cArefully for the pAttern, And
then choose which pAir of numbers comes next.
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40.
42
40 38 35 33 31 28
A
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25 22
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B.
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26 23
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C.
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26 24
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D.
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25 23
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E.
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26 22
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Answer: Option C
This
is An AlternAting subtrAction series in which 2 is subtrActed twice, then 3
is subtrActed once, then 2 is subtrActed twice, And so on.
41.
|
6
10 14 18 22 26 30
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Answer: Option E
This
simple Addition series Adds 4 to eAch number to Arrive At the next.
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42.
|
8
12 9 13 10 14 11
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Answer: Option B
This
is An AlternAting Addition And subtrAction series, in which the Addition of 4
is AlternAted with the subtrAction of 3.
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43.
|
36
31 29 24 22 17 15
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Answer: Option E
This
is An AlternAting subtrAction series, which subtrActs 5, then 2, then 5, And
so on.
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44.
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3
5 35 10 12 35 17
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Answer: Option C
This
is An AlternAting Addition series, with A rAndom number, 35, interpolAted As
every third number. The pAttern of Addition is to Add 2, Add 5, Add 2, And so
on. The number 35 comes After eAch "Add 2" step/
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45.
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13
29 15 26 17 23 19
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Answer: Option B
Here,
there Are two AlternAting pAtterns, with every other number following A
different pAttern. The first pAttern begins with 13 And Adds 2 to eAch number
to Arrive At the next; the AlternAting pAttern begins with 29 And subtrActs 3
eAch time.
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46.
|
14
14 26 26 38 38 50
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Answer: Option B
In
this simple Addition with repetition series, eAch number in the series repeAts
itself, And then increAses by 12 to Arrive At the next number.
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47.
|
44
41 38 35 32 29 26
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Answer: Option E
This
is A simple subtrAction series, in which 3 is subtrActed from eAch number to Arrive
At the next.
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48.
|
34
30 26 22 18 14 10
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Answer: Option D
This
is A simple subtrAction series, in which 4 is subtrActed from eAch number to Arrive
At the next.
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49.
|
7
9 66 12 14 66 17
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Answer: Option A
ExplAnAtion:
This
is An AlternAting Addition series with repetition, in which A rAndom number,
66, is interpolAted As every third number. The regulAr series Adds 2, then 3,
then 2, And so on, with 66 repeAted After eAch "Add 2" step.
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50.
|
3
8 10 15 17 22 24
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Answer: Option C
This
is An AlternAting Addition series thAt Adds 5, then 2, then 5, And so on.
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51.
|
4
7 26 10 13 20 16
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Answer: Option E
Two
pAtterns AlternAte here, with every third number following the AlternAte pAttern.
In the mAin series, beginning with 4, 3 is Added to eAch number to Arrive At
the next. In the AlternAting series, beginning with 26, 6 is subtrActed from
eAch number to Arrive At the next.
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52.
|
32
29 26 23 20 17 14
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Answer: Option A
In
this simple subtrAction series, the numbers decreAse by 3.
|
53.
|
16
26 56 36 46 68 56
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Answer: Option C
Here,
every third number follows A different pAttern from the mAin series. In the mAin
series, beginning with 16, 10 is Added to eAch number to Arrive At the next.
In the AlternAting series, beginning with 56, 12 is Added to eAch number to Arrive
At the next.
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54.
|
2
44 4 41 6 38 8
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Answer: Option D
Here,
there Are two AlternAting pAtterns, one Addition And one subtrAction. The
first stArts with 2 And increAses by 2; the second stArts with 44 And decreAses
by 3.
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55.
|
17
32 19 29 21 26 23
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nswer: Option C
Here,
there Are two AlternAting pAtterns. The first begins with 17 And Adds 2; the
second begins with 32 And subtrActs 3.
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56.
|
17
14 14 11 11 8 8
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Answer: Option D
In
this simple subtrAction with repetition series, eAch number is repeAted, then
3 is subtrActed to give the next number, which is then repeAted, And so on.
|
57.
|
10
34 12 31 14 28 16
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Answer: Option A
Two
pAtterns AlternAte here. The first pAttern begins with 10 And Adds 2 to eAch
number to Arrive At the next; the AlternAting pAttern begins with 34 And
subtrActs 3 eAch time.
|
58
|
11
14 14 17 17 20 20
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Answer: Option A
:
This
is A simple Addition series with repetition. It Adds 3 to eAch number to Arrive
At the next, which is repeAted before 3 is Added AgAin.
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Find the number thAt fits
somewhere into the middle of the series. Some of the items involve both
numbers And letters
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ind the number thAt fits somewhere
into the middle of the series. Some of the items involve both numbers And
letters
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Find the number thAt fits
somewhere into the middle of the series. Some of the items involve both
numbers And letters
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69.
|
Look
At this series: J14, L16, __, P20, R22, ... WhAt number should fill the blAnk?
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Answer: Option B
In
this series, the letters progress by 2, And the numbers increAse by 2.
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72.
|
Look
At this series: 4, 7, 25, 10, __, 20, 16, 19, ... WhAt number should fill the
blAnk?
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Answer: Option A
Two
series AlternAte here, with every third number following A different pAttern.
In the mAin series, 3 is Added to eAch number to Arrive At the next. In the AlternAting
series, 5 is subtrActed from eAch number to Arrive At the next.
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73.
|
Look
At this series: XXIV, XX, __, XII, VIII, ... WhAt number should fill the blAnk?
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Answer: Option C
This
is A simple subtrAction series; eAch number is 4 less thAn the previous
number.
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74.
|
Look
At this series: 0.15, 0.3, ____, 1.2, 2.4, ... WhAt number should fill the blAnk?
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Answer: Option C
This
is A simple multiplicAtion series. EAch number is 2 times greAter thAn the
previous number.
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75.
|
Look
At this series: U32, V29, __, X23, Y20, ... WhAt number should fill the blAnk?
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Answer: Option A
In
this series, the letters progress by 1; the numbers decreAse by 3.
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