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Quantitative Aptitude: Number Series 31

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Directions(1-5): Find the missing number in the following number series.

  1. 20     24     33    49     74     ?
    A) 115
    B) 88
    C) 96
    D) 110
    E) 123
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      Option D
    Solution:
    20 + 2^2 = 24
    24 + 3^2 = 24
    33 + 4^2 = 49
    49 + 5^2 = 74
    74 + 6^2 = 110
  2. 1     ?     27    64     125
    A) 8
    B) 11
    C) 12
    D) 16
    E) None of these
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      Option A
    Solution:
    1  = 1^3
    ? = 2^3 = 8
    3 = 3^3
    4 = 4^3
    5 = 5^3
  3. 12   14    17    13   ?   14   21    13
    A) 11
    B) 8
    C) 10
    D) 12
    E) None of these
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      Option B
    Solution:

    12…..(+2)……14….(+3)…..17…..
    (-4)……13……(-5)……8……(+6)……14……(+7)…..21…..(-8)…..13
    +2, +3, -4, -5, +6, +7, -8
  4. 5    11     ?      55      117
    A) 22
    B) 25
    C) 33
    D) 30
    E) None of these
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      Option B
    Solution:
    5  * 2 + 1 = 11
    11 * 2 + 3 = 25
    25 * 2 + 5 = 55
    55 * 2 + 7 = 117
  5. 85     43    44    67.5     ?     345
    A) 125
    B) 140
    C) 137
    D) 112
    E) None of these
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      Option C
    Solution:
    85 * 0.5 + 0.5 = 43
    43 * 1 + 1 = 44
    44 * 1.5 + 1.5 = 67.5
    ? = 67.5 * 2  + 2 = 137
    137 * 2.5 + 2.5 = 345

Directions(6-10): In each of the following questions number series, there is a wrong number that does not follow the pattern of the series. Find the wrong number.

  1. 62    87    187    420    812    1437
    A) 87
    B) 187
    C) 420
    D) 812
    E) None of these
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      Option C
    Solution:
    62 + 5^2 = 62 + 25 = 87
    87 + 10^2 = 87 + 100 = 187
    187 + 15^2 = 187 + 225 = 412
    412 + 20^2 = 412 + 400 = 812
    812 + 25^2 = 812 + 625 = 1437
  2. 120    137    170    222    290   375
    A) 137
    B) 170
    C) 222
    D) 290
    E) 375
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      Option B
    Solution:
    120 + 1 * 17 = 137
    137 + 2 *17 = 171
    171 + 3 * 17 = 222
    222 + 4 * 17 = 290
    290 + 5 * 17 = 375
  3. 550   542   537   521    496   460
    A) 496
    B) 521
    C) 537
    D) 542
    E) 460
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      Option D
    Solution:
    550 – 2^2 = 546
    546 – 3^2 = 537
    537 – 4^2 = 521
    521 – 5^2 = 496
    496 – 6^2 = 460
  4. 12      48     168     500    1260   2520
    A) 500
    B) 168
    C) 48
    D) 1260
    E) 2520
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      Option A
    Solution:
    12 * 4 = 48
    48 * 3.5 = 168
    168 * 3 = 504
    504 * 2.5 = 1260
    1260 * 2 = 2520
  5. 24   536   487    703     670    742
    A) 536
    B) 487
    C) 670
    D) 703
    E)742
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      Option C
    Solution:
    24 + 8^3 = 536
    536  – 7^2 = 487
    487 + 6^3 = 703
    703 – 5^2 = 678
    678 + 4^3 = 742

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