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Quantitative Aptitude: Number Series 42

Directions: The following series are based on a specific pattern. Find the next number following the pattern.

  1. 8, 5, 8, 18, 46, ?
    A) 113
    B) 137
    C) 130
    D) 101
    E) 149
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     Option C
    Pattern: 
    × 0.5 + 1, × 1 + 3, × 1.5 + 6, × 2 + 10, × 2.5 + 15
  2. 23, 29, 47, 77, ?, 173
    A) 130
    B) 122
    C) 128
    D) 119
    E) 98
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     Option D
    Pattern:  
    23 + 6 = 29
    29 + 18 (6 + 12) = 47
    47 + 30 (18 + 12) = 77
    77 + 42 (30 + 12) = 119
    119 + 54 (42 + 12)= 173
  3. 3, 3, 9, 33, 93, ?
    A) 163
    B) 261
    C) 156
    D) 239
    E) 148
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     Option B
    Pattern: 
    3 + 0 = 3
    3 + 6 = 9
    9 + 24 (6 + 18) = 33
    33 + 60 (6 + 54) = 93
    93 + 168 (6 + 162) = 261
  4. 16, 65, 101, 126, 142, ?
    A) 151
    B) 191
    C) 228
    D) 158
    E) 213
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     Option A
    Pattern: 
    + 7², + 6², + 5², + 4², + 3²
  5. 9, 31, 63, 75, ?, 119
    A) 113
    B) 99
    C) 85
    D) 106
    E) 117
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     Option E
    Pattern: 
    …….+22…………+32…………+12……….+42………..+2
    …………..+10…………..-20………..+30………..-40
  6. 9, 22, 52, 116, 248, ?
    A) 496
    B) 336
    C) 452
    D) 516
    E) 558
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     Option D
    Pattern:
    ×2 + 4, ×2 + 8, ×2 + 12, ×2 + 16, ×2 + 20 
  7. 14, 13, 24, 69, 272, ?
    A) 1219.5
    B) 1138.5
    C) 1355
    D) 1298.5
    E) 1175
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     Option C
    Pattern: 
    × 1 – 1, × 2 – 2, × 3 – 3, × 4 – 4, × 5 – 5
  8. 11, 10, 21, 80, ?, 4518
    A) 511
    B) 450
    C) 547
    D) 648
    E) 403
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     Option A
    Pattern:
    11 × 1 – 1² = 10
    10 × 3 – 3² = 21
    21 × 5 – 5² = 80
    80 × 7 – 7² = 511
    511 × 9 – 9² = 4518
  9. 13, 8, 11, 28, 124, ?
    A) 516
    B) 918
    C) 838

    D) 1524
    E) 1016
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     Option E
    Pattern: 
    13 × 0.5 + 1.5 = 8
    8 × 1 + 1.5 × 2 = 11
    11 × 2 + 1.5 × 4 = 28
    28 × 4 + 1.5 × 8 = 124
    124 × 8 + 1.5 × 16 = 1016
  10. 23, 34, 44, 52, 56, ?
    A) 52
    B) 48
    C) 57
    D) 64
    E) 61
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     Option A
    Pattern: 
    ……….+11………..+10……..+8………..+4……….-4….
    ………………-1…………-2………..-4…………-8

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