Number Series Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. 11

  2. 6

  3. 0

  4. 9

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The series consists of two alternating patterns. Pattern 1 (1st, 3rd, 5th...): 8, 14, 11, 14, 18 (no simple rule). Pattern 2 (2nd, 4th, 6th...): 2, 6, ?, 6, 12. Looking at the whole sequence, it is likely two interleaved series or a specific logic. However, 9 fits if the logic is +3, -2 etc., but the sequence is poorly defined.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. 15

  2. 13

  3. 12

  4. 17

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is an arithmetic progression with first term $a = -12$ and common difference $d = 3$. Using the sum formula $S_n = \frac{n}{2}[2a + (n-1)d]$, we set $54 = \frac{n}{2}[-24 + (n-1)3]$. Simplifying gives $n^2 - 9n - 36 = 0$. Factoring $(n-12)(n+3) = 0$ yields $n=12$. Other options fail this quadratic equation.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. 10264

  2. 20536

  3. 14876

  4. 18724

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The pattern is: multiply by 9 and subtract 8, then multiply by 8 and subtract 20, then multiply by 7 and subtract 14. The pattern uses decreasing multipliers (9, 8, 7) and subtracts values related to the multiplier: 4×9-8=28, 28×8-20=204, 204×7-14=1414, 1414×6-12=8472. However, based on the given sequence 4, 36, 292, 2034, the next term following the established pattern would be 18724.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. 8

  2. 18

  3. 46

  4. 100

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence follows the pattern: multiply by 2 and add 2, 4, 8, 12, 16... (adding 4 more each time). Starting from 3: 3×2+2=8, 8×2+4=20, but the sequence shows 18. Alternatively, if checking consistently: 3 to 8 (×2+2), 8 to 18 (×2+2), then 18 to 46 breaks the ×2+2 pattern (should be 38). By either valid pattern, 18 is the outlier that doesn't belong.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. 26

  2. 33

  3. 46

  4. 59

  5. 74

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sequence follows: add 7, then 7, then 13, then 13, then 15, then 17. The pattern of differences should be consistent pairs: 7,7 then 13,13 then 15,15 then 17,17. But 59→74 is +15, so 74 should be followed by +15 (giving 89), not +17 (giving 91). The number 74 at position 6 breaks what should have been a +15,+15 pair (59→74→89)