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Questions : What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

10, 14, 25, 55, 140, (?)

(a) 398

(b) 396

(c) 386

(d) 388

e) None of these

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

The series is as follows:

× 3 – 16, × 3 – 17, × 3 – 20, × 3 – 25, × 3 – 32

Hence, ? = 140 × 3 – 32 = 388

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Question : 1

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

2, 4, ?, 16, 32

a) 10

b) 12

c) 6

d) 8

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

The terms exhibit the pattern $2^1$, $2^2$, $2^3$ and so on.

Question : 2

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

24, 49, ?, 94, 15, 31, 59, 58

a) 63

b) 95

c) 51

d) 77

e) None of these

Answer: (b)

It is a combination of two series, namely

24, 49, ?, 94; and 15, 31, 59, 58

The two series correspond to

x, (2x + 1), (4x – 1), (4x – 2)

Hence the missing term is

4 x 24 – 1 = 95

Question : 3

A vessel of 80 litre is filled with milk and water. 70% of milk and 30% of water is taken out of the vessel. It is found that the vessel is vacated by 55%. Find the initial quantity of milk and water.

a) 30, 50

b) 60, 20

c) 20, 60

d) 50, 30

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

Here, the % values of milk and water that is taken from the vessel should be taken into consideration.

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⇒5 : 3

Ratio of milk to water = 5 : 3

∴ quantity of milk = ${80}/{5 + 3}$ × 5 = 50 litres

and quantity of milk = ${80}/{5 + 3}$ × 3 = 30 litres

Question : 4

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number serie?

9, 27, 36, 63, 99, ?

a) 167

b) 162

c) 151

d) 152

e) 157

Answer: (b)

Here,

9 + 27 = 36

27 + 36 = 63

36 + 63 = 99

63 + 99 = 162.

Question : 5

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

0, 7, 26, ?, 124, 215

a) 51

b) 88

c) 37

d) 63

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

Try the pattern $n^3$ – 1. n = 1, 2, .......

Question : 6

Only one number is wrong in the following number series. Find out the wrong number.

2, 54, 300, 1220, 3674, 7350

a) 1220

b) 54

c) 3674

d) 300

e) None of these

Answer: (c)

The series is

× 6 + 42, × 5 + 30, × 4 + 20, × 3 + 12, × 2 + 6,

The wrong number is 3674

It should be 1220 × 3 + 12 = 3672

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