Odd Man Out and Series
- 2880, 480, 92, 24, 8, 4, 2 ?
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Go on dividing by 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 respectively to obtain the next number. Clearly, 92 is wrong.
Correct Option: C
Go on dividing by 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 respectively to obtain the next number. Clearly, 92 is wrong.
- 3, 7, 15, 27, 63, 127, 255 ?
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Go on multiplying the number by 2 and adding 1 to it to get the next number.
Correct Option: C
Go on multiplying the number by 2 and adding 1 to it to get the next number. So, 27 is wrong.
- 7, 8, 18, 57, 228, 1165, 6996 ?
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Let the given number be A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Then A x 1 + 1, B x 2 + 2, C x 3 + 3, D x 4 + 4, E x 5 + 5, F x 6 + 6 are the required number .
Correct Option: D
Let the given number be A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Then A x 1 + 1, B x 2 + 2, C x 3 + 3, D x 4 + 4, E x 5 + 5, F x 6 + 6 are the required number . Clearly, 228 is wrong.
- Find out the wrong number in the series 125, 106, 88, 76, 65, 58, 53 ?
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Go on subtracting prime numbers 19, 17, 13, 11, 7, 5 from the number to get the next number.
Correct Option: C
Go on subtracting prime numbers 19, 17, 13, 11, 7, 5 from the number to get the next number. So, 88 is wrong.
- 1, 5, 14, 30, 50, 55, 91 ?
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The pattern is
12 ,
12 + 22,
12 + 22 + 32,
12 + 22 + 32 + 42,
12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52,
12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52 + 62 .Correct Option: B
The pattern is
12 ,
12 + 22,
12 + 22 + 32,
12 + 22 + 32 + 42,
12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52,
12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52 + 62 .
But 50 is not of this pattern.