Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

3 8 4 6 5 4 6..............

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Two interleaved patterns: positions 1,3,5,7 increase by 1 (3, 4, 5, 6) and positions 2,4,6 decrease by 2 (8, 6, 4). The seventh term follows the first pattern: 5 + 1 = 6. The eighth term follows the second pattern: 4 - 2 = 2.

AI explanation

This is two interleaved sequences: the odd-position terms increase by 1 (3, 4, 5, 6...) and the even-position terms decrease by 2 (8, 6, 4, 2...). Following the decreasing sub-sequence after 4 gives the next even-position term as 2.