Logical Reasoning

Number Series - Type 2

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Number Series - Type 2

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Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.

Question 1
9 11 33 13 15 33 17

A
19 33
B
33 35
C
33 19
D
15 33
E
19 21
Correct Answer: Option A

In this alternating repetition series, a random number, 33, is interpolated every third number into a simple addition series, in which each number increases by 2.

Question 2
2 8 14 20 26 32 38

A
2 46
B
44 50
C
42 48
D
40 42
E
32 26
Correct Answer: Option B

This is a simple addition series, which begins with 2 and adds 6.

Question 3
28 25 5 21 18 5 14

A
11 5
B
10 7
C
11 8
D
5 10
E
10 5
Correct Answer: Option A

This is an alternating subtraction series with the interpolation of a random number, 5, as every third number. In the subtraction series, 3 is subtracted, then 4, then 3, and so on.

Question 4
9 12 11 14 13 16 15

A
14 13
B
18 21
C
14 17
D
12 13
E
18 17
Correct Answer: Option E

This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. First, 3 is added, then 1 is subtracted, then 3 is added, 1 subtracted, and so on.

Question 5
10 20 25 35 40 50 55

A
70 65
B
60 70
C
60 75
D
60 65
E
65 70
Correct Answer: Option E

This is an alternating addition series, in which 10 is added, then 5, then 10, and so on.

Question 6
1 10 7 20 13 30 19

A
26 40
B
29 36
C
40 25
D
25 31
E
40 50
Correct Answer: Option C

Here, every other number follows a different pattern. In the first series, 6 is added to each number to arrive at the next. In the second series, 10 is added to each number to arrive at the next.

Question 7
40 40 31 31 22 22 13

A
13 4
B
13 5
C
4 13
D
9 4
E
4 4
Correct Answer: Option A

This is a subtraction series with repetition. Each number repeats itself and then decreases by 9.

Question 8
4 8 22 12 16 22 20 24

A
28 32
B
28 22
C
22 28
D
32 36
E
22 26
Correct Answer: Option C

This is an alternating repetition series, with a random number, 22, interpolated as every third number into an otherwise simple addition series. In the addition series, 4 is added to each number to arrive at the next number.

Question 9
11 16 21 26 31 36 41

A
47 52
B
46 52
C
45 49
D
46 51
Correct Answer: Option D

In this simple addition series, each number is 5 more than the previous number.

Question 10
61 57 50 61 43 36 61

A
29 61
B
27 20
C
31 61
D
22 15
E
29 22
Correct Answer: Option E

This is an alternating repetition series, in which a random number, 61, is interpolated as every third number into an otherwise simple subtraction series. Starting with the second number, 57, each number (except 61) is 7 less than the previous number.

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