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 21
42 40 38 35 33 31 28

A
25 22
B
26 23
C
26 24
D
25 23
E
26 22
Correct Answer: Option C

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.

Question 22
3 5 35 10 12 35 17

A
22 35
B
35 19
C
19 35
D
19 24
E
22 24
Correct Answer: Option C

This is an alternating addition series, with a random number, 35, interpolated as every third number. The pattern of addition is to add 2, add 5, add 2, and so on. The number 35 comes after each "add 2" step.

Question 23
8 12 9 13 10 14 11

A
14 11
B
15 12
C
8 15
D
15 19
E
8 5
Correct Answer: Option B

This is an alternating addition and subtraction series, in which the addition of 4 is alternated with the subtraction of 3.

Question 24
6 10 14 18 22 26 30

A
36 40
B
33 37
C
38 42
D
34 36
E
34 38
Correct Answer: Option E

This simple addition series adds 4 to each number to arrive at the next.

Question 25
36 31 29 24 22 17 15

A
13 11
B
10 5
C
13 8
D
12 7
E
10 8
Correct Answer: Option E

This is an alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 5, then 2, then 5, and so on.

Question 26
17 32 19 29 21 26 23

A
25 25
B
20 22
C
23 25
D
25 22
E
27 32
Correct Answer: Option C

Here, there are two alternating patterns. The first begins with 17 and adds 2; the second begins with 32 and subtracts 3.

Question 27
11 14 14 17 17 20 20

A
23 23
B
23 26
C
21 24
D
24 24
E
24 27
Correct Answer: Option A

This is a simple addition series with repetition. It adds 3 to each number to arrive at the next, which is repeated before 3 is added again.

Question 28
17 14 14 11 11 8 8

A
8 5
B
5 2
C
8 2
D
5 5
E
5 8
Correct Answer: Option D

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.

Question 29
10 34 12 31 14 28 16

A
25 18
B
30 13
C
19 26
D
18 20
E
25 22
Correct Answer: Option A

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.

Question 30
2 44 4 41 6 38 8

A
10 12
B
35 32
C
34 9
D
35 10
E
10 52
Correct Answer: Option D

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.