Number Series

Directions (1-10): In each of these quesitons a number series (3) 4212 (4) 8424
is given, In each series only one number is wrong, Find out the (5) 263.25
wrong number. Directions (11-25): What will come in place of the question
1. 5531 5506 5425 5304 5135 4910 4621 mark (?) in the following number series ?
(1) 5531 (2) 5425 11. 8 10 18 44 124 (?)
(3) 4621 (4) 5135 (1) 344 (2) 366
(5) 5506 (3) 354 (4) 356
2. 6 7 9 13 26 37 69 (5) None of these
(1) 7 (2) 26 12. 13 25 61 121 205 (?)
(3) 69 (4) 37 (1) 323 (2) 326
(5) 9 (3) 324 (4) 313
3. 1 3 10 36 152 760 4632 (5) None of these
(1) 3 (2) 36 13. 656 352 200 124 86 (?)
(3) 4632 (4) 760 (1) 67 (2) 59
(5) 152 (3) 62 (4) 57
4. 4 5 13 40 105 229 445 (5) None of these
(1) 4 (2) 13
14. 454 472 445 463 436 (?)
(3) 105 (4) 445
(1) 436 (2) 456
(5) 229
(3) 454 (4) 434
5. 157.5 45 15 6 3 2 1
(5) None of these
(1) 1 (2) 2
15. 12 18 36 102 360 (?)
(3) 6 (4) 157.5
(1) 1364 (2) 1386
(5) 45
(3) 1384 (4) 1376
6. 7 12 40 222 1742 17390 28608
(5) None of these
(1) 222 (2) 12
16. 1 7 49 343 (?)
(3) 40 (4) 1742
(1) 16807 (2) 1227
(5) 2508608
(3) 2058 (4) 2401
7. 6 91 584 2935 11756 35277 70558
(5) None of these
(1) 6 (2) 70558
17. 13 20 39 78 145 (?)
(3) 548 (4) 2935
(1) 234 (2) 244
(5) 35277
(3) 236 (4) 248
8. 9050 5675 3478 2147 1418 1077 950
(5) None of these
(1) 950 (2) 1418
18. 12 35 81 173 357 (?)
(3) 5675 (4) 2147
(1) 725 (2) 715
(5) 1077
9. 1 4 25 256 3125 46656 823543 (3) 726 (4) 736
(1) 4 (2) 823543 (5) None of these
(3) 46656 (4) 25 19. 3 100 297 594 991 (?)
(5) 256 (1) 1489 (2) 1479
10. 8424 4212 2106 1051 526.5 263.25 131.625 (3) 1478 (4) 1498
(1) 526.5 (2) 1051 (5) None of these
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20. 112 119 140 175 224 (?) 30. 7 13 25 49 97 194 385
(1) 277 (2) 276 (1) 13 (2) 49
(3) 287 (4) 266 (3) 97 (4) 194
(5) None of these (5) 25
21. 28 39 63 102 158 (?) 31. 4 3 4.5 8.5 20 53 162.5
(1) 232 (2) 242 (1) 3 (2) 4.5
(3) 233 (4) 244 (3) 8.5 (4) 20
(5) None of these (5) 53
22. 7 16 141 190 919 (?) 32. 12000 2395 472 89.8 12.96 –2.408 –5.4816
(1) –5.4816 (2) 472
(1) 1029 (2) 1019
(3) 12.96 (4) –2.408
(3) 1020 (4) 1030
(5) 2395
(5) None of these
33. 1 8 28 99 412 2075 12460
23. 12 17 32 57 92 (?)
(1) 28 (2) 99
(1) 198 (2) 195
(3) 412 (4) 2075
(3) 137 (4) 205
(5) 12460
(5) None of these
34. 144 215 540 1890 8505 46777.5 304053.75
24. 19 25 45 87 159 (?)
(1) 215 (2) 540
(1) 254 (2) 279 (3) 1890 (4) 8505
(3) 284 (4) 269 (5) 46777.5
(5) None of these 35. 2222 1879 1663 1538 1474 1447 1440
25. 83 124 206 370 698 (?) (1) 1879 (2) 1538
(1) 1344 (2) 1324 (3) 1474 (4) 1447
(3) 1364 (4) 1334 (5) 1440
(5) None of these 36. 1050 510 242 106 46 16 3
Directions (26-40): In each of these quesitons a number series (1) 3 (2) 106
is given, In each series only one number is wrong, Find out the (3) 242 (4) 510
wrong number. (5) None of these
26. 3601 3602 1803 604 154 36 12 37. 550 546 537 521 494 460 411
(1) 3602 (2) 1803 (1) 494 (2) 546
(3) 604 (4) 154 (3) 521 (4) 460
(5) 36 (5) None of these
27. 4 12 42 196 1005 6066 42511 38. 8 21 47 86 140 203 281
(1) 12 (2) 42 (1) 47 (2) 86
(3) 1005 (4) 196 (3) 140 (4) 203
(5) 6066 (5) None of these
28. 2 8 12 20 30 42 56 39. 4 24 161 965 4795 19176 57525
(1) 8 (2) 42 (1) 161 (2) 965
(3) 30 (4) 20 (3) 57525 (4) 19176
(5) 12 (5) None of these
29. 32 16 24 65 210 945 5197.5 40. 1 2 8 24 120 720 5040
(1) 945 (2) 16 (1) 120 (2) 24
(3) 8 (4) 720
(3) 24 (4) 210
(5) None of these
(5) 65

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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

.ANSWER KEY.
1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (1) 6. (4)

7. (3) 8. (5) 9. (4) 10. (2) 11. (2) 12. (4)

13. (1) 14. (3) 15. (2) 16. (4) 17. (4) 18. (1)
19. (5) 20. (3) 21. (3) 22. (5) 23. (3) 24. (4)
25. (5) 26. (4) 27. (2) 28. (1) 29. (5) 30. (4)
31. (3) 32. (2) 33. (5) 34. (1) 35. (5) 36. (2)
37. (1) 38. (3) 39. (2) 40. (3)

1. (1) The pattern is : 5. (1) The pattern is :

5531 – 5506 = 25 = 52 157.5 ÷ 3.5 = 45
5555 – 5506 = 49 = 72 45 ÷ 3 = 15
5506 – 5425 = 81 = 92 15 ÷ 2.5 = 6
5425 – 5304 = 121 = 112 6÷2=3
5304 – 5135 = 169 = 132 3 ÷ 1.5 = 2
5135 – 4910 = 225 = 152 2÷2=¹ 1
4910 – 4621 = 289 = 172 6. (4) The pattern of the number series is :
Clearly, 5531 is wrong which should be subtituted by 7 × 2 – 2 = 12
5555. 12 × 4 – (2 + 6) = 48 – 8 = 40
2. The pattern is : 40 × 6 – (8 + 10) = 240 – 18 = 222
6+1=7
222 × 8 – (18 + 14 ) = 1776 – 32 = 1744 ¹ 1742
7+1×2=9
1744 × 10 – (32 + 18) = 17440 – 50 = 17390
9 + 2 × 2 = 13
7. (3) The pattern of the number series is :
13 + 8 = 21 ¹ 26 6 × 7 × 72 = 45 + 49 = 91
21 + 16 = 37 91 × 6 + 62 = 546 + 36 = 582 ¹ 584
37 + 32 = 69 582 × 5 + 52 = 2910 + 25 = 2935
3. (4) The pattern is : 2935 × 4 + 42 = 11740 + 16 = 11756
1×1+2=3 11756 × 3 + 32 = 35268 + 9 = 35277
3 × 2 + 4 = 10 8. (5) The pattern of the number series is :
10 × 3 + 6 = 36 9050 – 153 = 9050 – 3375 = 5675
36 × 4 + 8 = 152 5675 – 133 = 5675 – 2197 = 3478
152 × 5 + 10 = 770 ¹ 760 3478 – 113 = 3478 – 1331 = 2147
2147 – 93 = 2147 – 729 = 1418
770 × 6 + 12 = 4632
1418 – 73 = A1418 – 343 = 1075 ¹ 1077
4. (3) The pattern is :
9. (4) The pattern of the number series is :
4 + 13 = 5
1=1
5 + 23 = 13
12 = 4
13 + 33 = 40
33 = 27 ¹ 25
3
40 + 4 = 104 ¹ 105 44 = 256
104 + 53 = 229 55 = 3125
229 + 63= 445 66 = 46656

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10. (2) The pattern of the number series is : 16. (5) The pattern of the number series is :
8424 ÷ 2 = 4212 1×7=7
4212 ÷ 2 = 2106 7 × 7 = 49
2106 ÷ 2 = 1053 ¹ 1051 49 × 7 = 343

1053 ÷ 2 = 526.5 343 × 7 = 2401

526.5 ÷ 2 = 263.25 17. (4) The pattern of the number series is :
11. (2) The pattern of the number series is : 13 + 7 = 20
8 + 2 = 10 20 + 19 (= 7 + 12) = 39
10 + 8 (= 2 × 3 + 2) = 18 39 + 39 (= 19 + 20) = 78
18 + 26 (= 3 × 8 + 2) = 44 78 + 67 (= 39 + 28) = 145
44 + 80 (= 3 × 26 + 2) = 124
145 + 103 (= 67 + 36) = 248
124 + 242 (= 3 × 80 + 2) = 366
18. (1) The pattern of the number series is :
12. (4) The pattern of the number series is :
12 + 1 × 23 = 35
13 + 1 × 12 = 13 + 12 = 25
35 + 2 × 23 = 35 + 46 = 81
25 + 3 × 12 = 25 + 36 = 61
81 + 2 × 46 = 81 + 92 = 173
61 + 5 × 12 = 61 + 60 = 121
173 + 2 × 92 = 173 + 184 = 357
121 + 7 × 12 = 121 + 84 = 205
357 + 2 × 184 = 357 + 368 = 725
205 + 9 × 12 = 205 + 108 = 313
19. (5) The pattern of the number series is :
13. (1) The pattern of the number series is :
3 + 97 = 100
656 100 + 197 = 297
+ 24 = 328 + 24 = 352
2 297 + 297 = 594
352 594 + 397 = 991
+ 24 = 176 + 24 = 200
2 991 + 497 = 1488

200 20. (3) The pattern of the number series is :

+ 24 = 100 + 24 = 124
2 112 + 1 × 7 = 119
119 + 3 × 7 = 119 + 21 = 140
124
+ 24 = 62 + 24 = 86 140 + 5 × 7 = 140 + 35 = 175
2
175 + 7 × 7 = 175 + 49 = 224
86 224 + 9 × 7 = 224 + 63 = 287
+ 24 = 43 + 24 = 67
2
21. (3) The pattern of the number series is :
14. (3) The pattern of the number series is :
28 + 11 = 39
454 + 18 = 472
39 + 24 = (= 11 + 13) = 63
472 – 27 = 445
63 + 39 (= 24 + 15) = 102
445 + 18 = 463
102 + 56 (= 39 + 17) = 158
463 – 27 = 436
158 + 75 (= 46 + 19) = 233
436 + 18 = 454
15. (2) The pattern of the number series is : 22. (5) The pattern of the number series is :
12 × 4 – 30 = 48 – 30 = 18 7 + 32 = 7 + 9 = 16
18 × 4 – 36 = 72 – 36 = 36 16 + 53 = 16 + 125 = 141
36 × 4 – 42 = 144 – 42 = 102 141 + 72 = 141 + 49 = 190
102 × 4 – 48 = 408 – 48 = 380 190 + 93 = 190 + 729 = 919

360 × 4 – 54 = 1440 – 54 = 1386 919 + 112 = 919 + 121 = 1040

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23. (3) The pattern of the number series is :
5
12 + 5 × 1 = 17 24 × = 60 ¹ 65
2
17 + 5 × 3 = 32
32 + 5 × 5 = 57 7
60 × = 210
57 + 5 × 7 = 92 2

92 + 5 × 7 = 137 9
210 × = 945
24. (4) The pattern of the number series is : 2
19 + 2 × 3 = 19 + 6 = 25
11
25 + 4 × 5 = 25 + 20 = 45 945 × = 5197.5
2
45 + 6 × 7 = 45 + 42 = 87
30. (4) The pattern of the number series is :
87 + 8 × 9 = 87 + 72 = 159
7 × 2 – 1 = 14 – 1 = 13
159 + 10 × 11 = 159 + 110 = 269 13 × 2 – 1 = 26 – 1 = 25
25. (5) The pattern of the number series is :83 + 41 × 1 = 25 × 2 – 1 = 50 – 1 = 49
124 49 × 2 – 1 = 98 – 1 = 97
124 + 41 × 2 = 124 + 82 = 206 97 × 2 – 1 = 194 – 1 = 193 ¹ 194
206 + 41 × 4 = 206 + 164 = 370
31. (3) The pattern of the number series is :
370 + 41 × 8 = 370 + 328 = 698
4 × 0.5 + 1 = 2 + 1 = 3
698 + 41 × 16 = 698 + 656 = 1354 3 × 1 + 1.5 = 3 + 1.5 = 4.5
26. (4) The pattern of the number series is : 4.5 × 1.5 + 2 = 6.75 + 2
3601 ÷ 2 + 1 = 3602 = 8.75 ¹ 8.5
3602 ÷ 2 + 2 = 1801 + 2 = 1803
8.75 × 2 + 2.5 = 17.5 + 2.5 = 20
1803 ÷ 3 + 3 = 601 + 3 = 604
20 × 2.5 + 3 = 50 + 3 = 53
604 ÷ 4 + 4 = 151 + 4 = 155 ¹ 154 32. (2) The pattern of the number series is :
155 ÷ 5 + 5 = 31 ÷ 5 = 36 12000 ÷ 5 – 5 = 2400 – 5 = 2395
36 ÷ 6 + 6 = 6 + 6 = 12 2395 ÷ 5 – 5 = 479 – 5
27. (1) The pattern of the number series is : = 474 ¹ 472
4 × 2 + 22 = 8 + 4 = 12
474 ÷ 5 – 5 = 94.8 – 5 = 89.8
12 × 3 + 32 = 36 + 9 = 45 ¹ 42 89.8 ÷ 5 – 5 = 17.96 – 5 = 12.96
45 × 4 + 42 = 180 + 16 = 196 33. (5) The pattern of the number series is :
196 × 5 + 52 = 980 = + 25 = 1005 1×1+7×1=1+7=8
1005 × 6 + 62 = 6030 + 36 = 6066 8 × 2 + 6 × 2 =16 + 12 = 28
28. (1) The pattern of the number series is : 28 × 3 + 5 × 3 = 84 + 15 = 99
99 × 4 + 4 × 4 = 396 + 16 = 412
2+4=6 ¹ 8
412 × 5 + 3 × 5 = 2060 + 15 = 2075
6 + 6 = 12 2075 × 6 + 2 × 6 = 12450 + 12
12 + 8 = 20
20 + 10 = 30 = 12462 ¹ 12460
30 + 12 = 42 34. (1) The pattern of the number series is :
29. (5) The pattern of the number series is : 144 × 1.5 = 216 ¹ 215
1 216 × 2.5 = 540
32 × = 16
2 540 × 3.5 = 1890
1890 × 4.5 = 8505
3
16 × = 24 8505 × 5.5 = 46777.5
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35. (5) The pattern of the number series is : 537 – 42 = 537 – 16 = 521
2222 – 73 = 2222 – 343 = 1879
521 – 52 = 521 – 25 = 496 ¹ 494
1879 – 63 = 1879 – 216 = 1663
1663 – 53 = 1663 – 125 = 1538 496 – 62 = 496 – 36 = 460
38. (3) The pattern is :
1538 – 43 = 1538 – 64 = 1474
1474 – 33 = 1474 – 27 = 1447 8 + 1 × 13 = 21
21 + 2 × 13 = 21 + 26 = 47
1447 – 23 = 1447 – 8 = 1439 ¹ 1440 47 + 3 × 13 = 47 + 39 = 86
36. (2) The pattern is :
86 + 4 × 13 = 86 + 52 = 138 ¹ 140
1050 - 30 138 + 5 × 13 = 138 + 65 = 203
= 510 :
2 203 + 6 × 13 = 203 + 78 = 281
510 - 26 39. (2) The pattern is :
= 242 4 × 8 – 8 = 32 – 8 = 24
2
24 × 7 – 7 = 168 – 7 = 161
242 - 22
= 110 ¹ 106 161 × 6 – 6 = 966 – 6 = 960 ¹ 965
2
960 × 5 – 5 = 4800 – 5 = 4795
110 - 18 40. (3) The pattern is :
= 46
2 1×2=2
46 - 14 2×3=6¹ 8
= 16
2
6 × 4 = 24
37. (1) The pattern is : 24 × 5 = 120
550 – 22 = 550 – 4 = 546 120 × 6 = 720
546 – 32 = 546 – 9 = 537

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