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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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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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- 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