Logical Reasoning

Number Series - Type 1

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Number Series - Type 1

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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

Question 1
Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ... What number should come next?

A
20
B
25
C
30
D
50
Correct 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.

Question 2
Look at this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number should come next?

A
128
B
226
C
324
D
429
Correct 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 ...

Question 3
Look at this series: 2, 6, 18, 54, ... What number should come next?

A
108
B
148
C
162
D
216
Correct Answer: Option C

This is a simple multiplication series. Each number is 3 times more than the previous number.

Question 4
Look at this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, ... What number should come next?

A
3
B
3.3
C
3.5
D
3.6
Correct Answer: Option D

In this simple subtraction series, each number decreases by 0.4.

Question 5
Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?

A
12
B
14
C
27
D
53
Correct Answer: Option B

In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at the next number.

Question 6
Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?

A
(1/3)
B
(1/8)
C
(2/8)
D
(1/16)
Correct 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.

Question 7
Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next?

A
22
B
24
C
25
D
26
Correct Answer: Option C

In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted, then 2 is added, and so on.

Question 8
Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next?

A
7
B
10
C
12
D
13
Correct 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.

Question 9
Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next?

A
20
B
22
C
23
D
26
Correct Answer: Option B

This is an alternating number subtraction series. First, 2 is subtracted, then 4, then 2, and so on.

Question 10
Look at this series: 1.5, 2.3, 3.1, 3.9, ... What number should come next?

A
4.2
B
4.4
C
4.7
D
5.1
Correct Answer: Option C

In this simple addition series, each number increases by 0.8.

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