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Series questions use numbers, letters, symbols or combinations arranged according to a hidden pattern. You may need to identify repeated operations, alternating rules, alphabetical positions, differences, reversals and mixed sequences to find a missing term or predict the next one.

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Hard
  • A. 31
  • B. 32
  • C. 33
  • D. 34

Explanation: The increases alternate between 1 and even numbers that rise by 2: 4, 1, 6, 1, 8, 1. The next increase is 10, so the answer is 33.

Correct answer: 33
Very hard
  • A. 34
  • B. 35
  • C. 36
  • D. 37

Explanation: The differences are 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8, which are consecutive Fibonacci numbers. The next difference is 13, so 23 plus 13 equals 36.

Correct answer: 36
Very hard
  • A. 108
  • B. 110
  • C. 112
  • D. 114

Explanation: The operations alternate between multiplying by 2 and adding increasing numbers: times 2, plus 4, times 2, plus 5, times 2, plus 6.

Correct answer: 112
Easy
  • A. 36
  • B. 38
  • C. 39
  • D. 40

Explanation: Each term is 9 less than the previous term. Therefore, 45 minus 9 equals 36.

Correct answer: 36
Easy
  • A. Forty-nine
  • B. Forty-eight
  • C. Fifty-one
  • D. Fifty-four

Explanation: These are the squares of consecutive integers: 1² through 6². The next term is 7², which equals 49.

Correct answer: Forty-nine
Fairly easy
  • A. 486
  • B. 729
  • C. 972
  • D. 1,215

Explanation: Each term is multiplied by 3 to produce the next term. Thus, 243 multiplied by 3 equals 729.

Correct answer: 729
Fairly easy
  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 6
  • D. 8

Explanation: Each term is half of the preceding term. Half of 12 is 6, so the next number is 6.

Correct answer: 6
Moderate
  • A. 43
  • B. 44
  • C. 45
  • D. 46

Explanation: The differences are 3, 5, 7, and 9, which increase by 2 each time. The next difference is 11, so 34 plus 11 equals 45.

Correct answer: 45
Moderate
  • A. 91
  • B. 92
  • C. 93
  • D. 94

Explanation: The differences are 4, 9, 16, and 25, which are consecutive squares. The next difference is 36, giving 57 plus 36 equals 93.

Correct answer: 93
Hard
  • A. 50
  • B. 52
  • C. 54
  • D. 56

Explanation: The operations alternate between multiplying by 2 and subtracting 2. After 26, multiply by 2 to get 52.

Correct answer: 52
Hard
  • A. 168
  • B. 169
  • C. 171
  • D. 174

Explanation: The pattern alternates between adding 3 and multiplying by 3. The next operation is multiplication, so 57 multiplied by 3 equals 171.

Correct answer: 171
Very hard
  • A. 14
  • B. 15
  • C. 16
  • D. 18

Explanation: The odd-positioned terms are consecutive prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7. The even-positioned terms are consecutive squares: 2², 3², 4², 5², so…

Correct answer: 16
Very hard
  • A. 14
  • B. 15
  • C. 16
  • D. 18

Explanation: The terms in odd positions are 1, 3, 5, and 7, while the even positions are squares of consecutive integers.

Correct answer: 16
Easy
  • A. 2500
  • B. 3125
  • C. 3750
  • D. 6250

Explanation: Each term is multiplied by 5 to obtain the next term. Therefore, 625 × 5 = 3125.

Correct answer: 3125
Easy
  • A. 11
  • B. 12
  • C. 13
  • D. 14

Explanation: Each term is the sum of the two terms before it. Thus, 5 + 8 = 13.

Correct answer: 13
Fairly easy
  • A. 64
  • B. 67
  • C. 70
  • D. 73

Explanation: The differences are 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15, increasing by 3 each time. The next difference is 18, so 49 + 18 = 67.

Correct answer: 67
Moderate
  • A. 206
  • B. 210
  • C. 214
  • D. 218

Explanation: The operations alternate between multiplying by 3 and adding 4. After 70, multiply by 3: 70 × 3 = 210.

Correct answer: 210
Hard
  • A. 71
  • B. 72
  • C. 73
  • D. 74

Explanation: The sequence alternates multiplication by 2 with additions of 2, 3, 4 and then 5. After 68, add 5 to get 73.

Correct answer: 73
Very hard
  • A. 136
  • B. 138
  • C. 140
  • D. 142

Explanation: The operations alternate between multiplying by 2 and adding consecutive prime numbers: ×2, +5, ×2, +7, ×2, +11, ×2.

Correct answer: 138
Easy
  • A. DF
  • B. DG
  • C. EF
  • D. DE

Explanation: In each pair, both letters move one place forward alphabetically. After AC, BD and CE, the next pair is DF.

Correct answer: DF