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Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.
2 3 4 5 6 4 8
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option D
Explanation: This is an alternating addition series with a random number, 4, interpolated as every third number. In the main series, 1 is added, then 2 is added, then 1, then 2, and so on.
17 17 34 20 20 31 23
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option E
Explanation: This is an alternating subtraction series with repetition. There are two different patterns here. In the first, a number repeats itself; then 3 is added to that number to arrive at the next number, which also repeats. This gives the series 17, 17, 20, 20, 23, and so on. Every third number follows a second pattern, in which 3 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next: 34, 31, 28.
6 20 8 14 10 8 12
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option D
Explanation: This is an alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 2 is added to each number to arrive at the next; in the alternate pattern, 6 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next.
21 25 18 29 33 18
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option D
Explanation: This is a simple addition series with a random number, 18, interpolated as every third number. In the series, 4 is added to each number except 18, to arrive at the next number.
75 65 85 55 45 85 35
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option B
Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series in which a random number, 85, is interpolated as every third number. In the subtraction series, 10 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next.
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