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NUMBER AND LETTER SERIES : LOGICAL REASONING MCQs

Number Series, Letter Series

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Question 231. Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?
  1.    (2/8)
  2.    (1/16)
  3.    (1/3)
  4.    (1/8)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> (1/8)

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 232. Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... What number should come next?
  1.    15
  2.    14
  3.    23
  4.    21
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 15

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 233. Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next?
  1.    26
  2.    32
  3.    30
  4.    28
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 28

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


Question 234. Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next?
  1.    15
  2.    14
  3.    7
  4.    10
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 15

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 235. Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, ... What number should come next?
  1.    13
  2.    12
  3.    14
  4.    15
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 15

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


Question 236. Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... What number should come next?
  1.    9
  2.    32
  3.    34
  4.    29
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 34

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 237. Look at this series: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ... What number should come next?
  1.    13
  2.    14
  3.    12
  4.    11
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 12

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


Question 238. Look at this series: 14, 28, 20, 40, 32, 64, ... What number should come next?
  1.    128
  2.    56
  3.    52
  4.    96
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 56

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


Question 239. Look at this series: 544, 509, 474, 439, ... What number should come next?
  1.    445
  2.    420
  3.    404
  4.    414
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 404

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


Question 240. Look at this series: 201, 202, 204, 207, ... What number should come next?
  1.    210
  2.    205
  3.    211
  4.    208
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 211

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.


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