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Number Series Practice Set 3

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Number Series is one of the important topic in the Quantitative Aptitude section. Number Series is the arrangement of numbers in a certain order where some numbers are wrongly kept or some numbers are missing from that series. So accurate series are to be found. Number Series in competitive exams are divided into two. One is missing series and the other is the wrong series. A number series is given in which a number is wrongly placed in the wrong series. Candidates are asked to identify that particular wrong number. A number series in which a specific number is missing is the missing series. Candidates have to identify the missing number. The article Number Series Practice Set 3 lists important Number series practice questions for competitive exams like RRB ALP/Technical Exams/Junior Engineer Recruitment Exams, SSC, IBPS PO Exams and etc.

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Q1. 5, 12, ?, 41, 87, 214
    A. 19 B. 35 C. 22 D. 26
Answer: C
Explanation: 5 + 7 = 12
12 + (7 + 3 = 10) = 22
22 + (10 + 9 = 19) = 41
41 + (19 + 27 = 46) = 87
87 + (46 + 81 = 127) = 214
Q2. 14, ?, 13, 17.5, 21.75
    A. 10 B. 12 C. 12.5 D. 13.25
Answer: B
Explanation: [latex] \frac {14}{2} + 5 [/latex] = 12
[latex] \frac {12}{2} + 7 [/latex] = 13
[latex] \frac {13}{2} + 11 [/latex] = 17.5
[latex] \frac {17.5}{2} + 13 [/latex] = 21.75
Q3. 15, 5, 4.5, 5.8.7.9, ?
    A. 9.6 B. 11.42 C. 12.23 D. 10.74
Answer: D
Explanation: [latex] 15 \times 0.2 + 2 [/latex] = 5
[latex] 5 \times 0.3 + 3 [/latex] = 4.5
[latex] 4.5 \times 0.4 + 4 [/latex] = 5.8
[latex] 5.8 \times 0.5 + 5 [/latex] = 7.9
[latex] 7.9 \times 0.6 + 6 [/latex] = 10.74
Q4. 107, 106, 52, 16.3 , ?
    A. 3.075 B. 2.625 C. 1.916 D. 0.416
Answer: A
Explanation: [latex] 107 - \frac {1}{1} [/latex] = 106
[latex] 106 - \frac {2}{2} [/latex] = 52
[latex] 52 - \frac {3}{3} [/latex] = 16.3
[latex] 16.3 - \frac {4}{4} [/latex] = 3.075
Q5. 29, ?, 79, 131, 201
    A. 61 B. 76 C. 37 D. 45
Answer: D
Explanation:
[latex] 29 + (18 \times 1 - 2) [/latex] = 29 + 16 = 45
[latex] 45 + (18 \times 2 - 2) [/latex] = 45 + 34 = 79
[latex] 79 + (18 \times 3 - 2) [/latex] = 79 + 52 = 131
[latex] 131 + (18 \times 4 - 2) [/latex] = 131 + 70 = 201
Q1. ?, 6, 10.5, 23, 60
    A. 7 B. 5 C. 4 D. 6
Answer: B
Explanation: [latex] 9 \times 0.5 + 0.5 [/latex] = 5
[latex] 5 \times 1 + 1 [/latex] = 6
[latex] 6 \times 1.5 + 1.5 [/latex] = 10.5
[latex] 10.5 \times 2 + 2 [/latex] = 23
[latex] 23 \times 2.5 + 2.5 [/latex] = 60
Q2. 211, 90, 171, 122, 147, 138, ?
    A. 152 B. 176 C. 139 D. 180
Answer: C
Explanation: [latex] 211 - {11}^{2} [/latex] = 90
[latex] 90 + {9}^{2} [/latex] = 171
[latex] 171 - {7}^{2} [/latex] = 122
[latex] 122 + {5}^{2} [/latex] = 147
[latex] 147 - {3}^{2} [/latex] = 138
[latex] 138 + {1}^{2} [/latex] = 139
Q3. 1256, 318, ?, 163, 328, 86
    A. 338 B. 836 C. 368 D. 638
Answer: D
Explanation: [latex] \frac {1256}{4} [/latex] = 314 + 4 = 318
[latex] 318 \times 2 [/latex] = 636 + 2 = 638
[latex] \frac {638}{4} [/latex] = 159 + 4 = 163
[latex] 163 \times 2 [/latex] = 326 + 2 = 328
[latex] \frac {328}{4} [/latex] = 82 + 4 = 86
Q4. 37, 54, 88, ?, 207
    A. 139 B. 213 C. 193 D. 391
Answer: A
Explanation: 37 + 17 = 54
[latex] 54 + 2 \times 17 [/latex] = 88
[latex] 88 + 3 \times 17 [/latex] = 139
[latex] 139 + 4 \times 17 [/latex] = 207
Q5. 13, 29, 48, 70, 95, ?
    A. 132 B. 121 C. 113 D. 123
Answer: D
Explanation: 13 + (9 + 7) = 29
29 + (9 + 10) = 48
48 + (9 + 13) =70
70 + (9 + 16) = 95
95 + (9 + 19) = 123
Q1. 2, 3, 6, 14, ?, 115.5
    A. 52.5 B. 47.5 C. 67.5 D. 37.5
Answer: D
Explanation: [latex] 2 \times 1 + 1 [/latex] = 3
[latex] 3 \times 1.5 + 1.5 [/latex] = 6
[latex] 6 \times 2 + 2 [/latex] = 14
[latex] 14 \times 2.5 + 2.5 [/latex] = 37.5
[latex] 37.5 \times 3 + 3 [/latex] = 115.5
Q2. 12 13 28 85 ? 1711
    A. 354 B. 342 C. 294 D. 234
Answer: B
Explanation: [latex] 12 \times 1 – 1 + 2 [/latex] = 13
[latex] 13 \times 2 – 2 + 4 [/latex] = 28
[latex] 28 \times 3 – 1 + 2 [/latex] = 85
[latex] 85 \times 4 – 2 + 4 [/latex] = 342
[latex] 342 \times 5 – 1 + 2 [/latex] = 1711
Q3. 3, 5, 10, ?, 92, 349
    A. 38 B. 27 C. 56 D. 44
Answer: B
Explanation: 3 + 1² + 1 = 5
5 + 2² + 1 = 10
10 + 4² + 1 = 27
Q4. 5, 8, 15, 37, ?, 309.5
    A. 99.5 B. 97.5 C. 94.5 D. 98.5
Answer: A
Explanation: [latex] 5 \times 1 + 2 + 1 [/latex] = 8
[latex] 8 \times 1.5 + 4 – 1 [/latex] = 15
[latex] 15 \times 2 + 6 + 1 [/latex] = 37
[latex] 37 \times 2.5 + 8 – 1 [/latex] = 99.5
[latex] 99.5 \times 3 + 10 + 1 [/latex] = 309.5
Q5. 3, ?, 13, 39, 87, 169
    A. 9 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
Answer: B
Explanation: 3 + 1² + 1= 5
5 + 3² – 1= 13
13 + 5² + 1= 39....

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