Multiple choice

In the following number series, a term is wrong. Find the wrong term. निम्नलिखित संख्या श्रृंखला में एक पद गलत है। गलत पद ज्ञात कीजिये। 1256 976 1116 1046 1081 1036.5

  1. 1036.5

  2. 976

  3. 1081

  4. 1116

  5. 1256
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In this series, the pattern is: subtract 280, add 140, subtract 70, add 35, subtract 17.5 (halving the operation each time and alternating signs). Following this pattern, after 1081, we should subtract 17.5 to get 1063.5, not 1036.5. The term 1036.5 is incorrect.

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