Multiple choice

Find the next term of the given series: 8, 9, 7, 8, 6, 7,…

  1. 8

  2. 7

  3. 6

  4. 5

  5. 4
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Explanation

The series follows a pattern of +1, -2, +1, -2, +1. The last term was 7, so the next operation is -2, resulting in 5.

AI explanation

The given sequence is formed by interleaving two separate patterns. The first pattern starts at 8 and continually decreases by 1, giving 8, 7, 6, and so on. The second pattern starts at 9 and also continually decreases by 1, giving 9, 8, 7, and so on, so the next number in the overall sequence is 5.

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