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 11
Look at this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, ... What number should come next?

A
404
B
414
C
420
D
445
Correct Answer: Option A

This is a simple subtraction series. Each number is 35 less than the previous number.

Question 12
Look at this series: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ... What number should come next?

A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
Correct Answer: Option B

This is a simple addition series. Each number increases by 2.

Question 13
Look at this series: 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64, ... What number should come next?

A
52
B
56
C
96
D
128
Correct Answer: Option B

This is an alternating multiplication and subtracting series: First, multiply by 2 and then subtract 8.

Question 14
Look at this series: 201, 202, 204, 207, ... What number should come next?

A
205
B
208
C
210
D
211
Correct Answer: Option D

In this addition series, 1 is added to the first number; 2 is added to the second number; 3 is added to the third number; 4 is added to the fourth number; and go on.

Question 15
Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, ... What number should come next?

A
15
B
14
C
13
D
12
Correct Answer: Option A

This is a simple alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 2, then 5.

Question 16
Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... What number should come next?

A
14
B
15
C
21
D
23
Correct Answer: Option B

In this alternating repetition series, the random number 21 is interpolated every other number into an otherwise simple addition series that increases by 2, beginning with the number 9.

Question 17
Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... What number should come next?

A
9
B
29
C
32
D
34
Correct Answer: Option D

This is a simple addition series with a random number, 8, interpolated as every other number. In the series, 6 is added to each number except 8, to arrive at the next number.

Question 18
Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next?

A
26
B
28
C
30
D
32
Correct Answer: Option B

This is a simple subtraction series. Each number is 6 less than the previous number.

Question 19
Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next?

A
7
B
10
C
14
D
15
Correct Answer: Option D

This alternating addition series begins with 3; then 1 is added to give 4; then 3 is added to give 7; then 1 is added, and so on.

Question 20
Look at this series: 8, 31, 122, 485, 1936,7739, ... What number should come next?

A
30950
B
46430
C
34650
D
42850
Correct Answer: Option A

The series is x 4 -1, x 4 - 2, x 4 - 3, x 4 - 4, ....,