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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?
11.
36 31 29 24 22 17 15
- A.13 11
- C.13 8
- E.10 8
- B.10 5
- D.12 7
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [E]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| This is an alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 5, then 2, then 5, and so on. |
12.
44 41 38 35 32 29 26
- A.24 21
- C.23 19
- E.23 20
- B.22 19
- D.29 32
- Answer & Explanation
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Answer : [E]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| This is a simple subtraction series, in which 3 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next. |
13.
2 44 4 41 6 38 8
- A.10 12
- C.34 9
- E.10 52
- B.35 32
- D.35 10
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [D]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| 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. |
14.
42 40 38 35 33 31 28
- A.25 22
- C.26 24
- E.26 22
- B.26 23
- D.25 23
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| 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. |
15.
32 29 26 23 20 17 14
- A.11 8
- C.11 7
- E.10 9
- B.12 8
- D.32 29
- Answer & Explanation
- Report
Answer : [A]
Explanation :
Explanation :
| In this simple subtraction series, the numbers decrease by 3. |
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