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Directions :
Number series questions measure your ability to reason without
words. To answer these questions, you must determine
the pattern of the numbers in each series before you will
be able to choose which number comes next. In each series, look for the degree and
direction of change between the numbers. In other
words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by
how much?
6.
10 34 12 31 14 28 16
- A.25 18
- C.19 26
- E.25 22
- B.30 13
- D.18 20
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| 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. |
7.
14 14 26 26 38 38 50
- A.60 72
- C.50 72
- E.62 80
- B.50 62
- D.62 62
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [B]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| 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. |
8.
17 14 14 11 11 8 8
- A.8 5
- C.8 2
- E.5 8
- B.5 2
- D.5 5
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| 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. |
9.
7 9 66 12 14 66 17
- A.19 66
- C.19 22
- E.66 20
- B.66 19
- D.20 66
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
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. |
10.
34 30 26 22 18 14 10
- A.8 6
- C.14 18
- E.4 0
- B.6 4
- D.6 2
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| This is a simple subtraction series, in which 4 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next. |
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