Verbal Reasoning | Number Series 2

Number Series 2

6) Look at the series, 77, 70, 63, 56, 49, _, which number should come next?

Answer: A

Explanation:

This is a simple subtraction series in which each number is 7 less than the previous number.

7) Look at the series; 41, 39, 35, 33, 29, _, which number should come next?

Answer: D

Explanation:

This is a simple alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 2 then 4 and so on. Therefore, 27 (29 – 2) will come next.

8) Look at the series, 12, 24, 14, 28, 18, 36, __, which number should come next?

Answer: C

Explanation:

This is an alternating multiplication and subtraction series; first multiply by 2 then subtract 10. Therefore, 26 (36 – 10) should come next.

9) Look at the series, 1536, 384, 96, _, which number should come next?

Answer: A

Explanation:

This is a simple division series in which each number is divided by 4 to arrive at the next number. Therefore, 24 (96/4) would be the next number.

10) Find the missing number in the series; 1, 2, 3, 10 _.

Answer: B

Explanation:

1¹ + 1= 2
2² – 1= 3
3² + 1= 10
10² – 1 = 99 (option B)