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Apt
it
udeMadeSi
mpl
e
NumberSer
ies
Vari
ouscompeti
ti
veexaminat
ionsaskquest
ionsregul
arl
ybasedonnumberser
ies,
ther
efor
ecandi
datesmustpossessther
equiredknowl
edge.

Numberser
iescanbequi
ckl
ysol
vedandi
sabi
ggestt
imesav
er!
!!

Numberser
iesr
efer
stoasequenceofnumber
sfol
l
owi
ngsomepat
ter
n.

Inourdaytodaylifewheneverwecomeacrossanypr oblem wet

hinkwhet
herweor
anyofourfri
endorf ami
lyhasalr
eadyf
acedtheproblem.Dependingonthoseprev
ious
experi
ence(patt
ern)andwhatacti
onswedidtosolvei tsowecanusesamet hi
ngto
solv
eourcur r
entprobl
ems. 

Whatispatternandwhati sseries? 
Letusassumey oul i
veon6thf l
oorandy ouaregoingbystai
rs.
 Soyouwil
lgofrom 0th
fl
oorto1stfloor
.1stfl
oorto2ndf loorandsubsequent
lyf
rom 5thfl
oorto6thf
loor
.
Soeachtimewear egoing1floorup. 
Eachofthesef l
oorispatter
nandourj our
neyfrom Gr
oundfloorto6thfl
oori
sSeries. 

Pre-
requisi
tesforsol
vi
ngser
iespr
obl
emsqui
ckl
yandor
all
y:
 
1.Tables1t o30
2.Squares1t o30
3.Cubes1t o10
4.Pri
menumber s2to100

Wewi
l
lbel
ooki
ngatappr
oachest
osol
venumberser
iespr
obl
ems:

Addition(+) Squares(n²)  
Subtracti
on( -
) Cubes(n³)
Multi
plicati
on( *
) Odd/Evennumber
Divi
si on(/) Pri
meNumber
Miscellaneous[
Combi
nat
ionof2ormor
eanyoft hese]

Appr
oach1:Addi
ti
on
Probl
em 1:7,11,15,19,23,?
Solut
ion:
Lookattheser
iesandtrytoidenti
fywhatispat
ter
n? 
Seri
esisini
ncr
easing(ascending)or
der.
 
Howmuchaddedi n7t oget11?- >4
Howmuchaddedi n11t oget15?- >4
Howmuchaddedi n15t oget19?- >4
Howmuchaddedi n19t oget23?- >4

Pat
ter
n:4i
sget
ti
ngaddedi
nnumbert
ogetnextnumber
.

7 11 15 19 23 ?
+4 +4 +4 +4

Tofindnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
oadd4t
o23.
23+4=27.
Answeris27.

Problem 2:8,12,
17, 23,30,
?
Soluti
on:
Lookattheseri
esandt rytoi
denti
fywhati
spat
ter
n? 
Allnumbersar
eincreasingorder
.
Howmuchaddedi n8t oget12->4
Howmuchaddedi n12t oget17->5
Howmuchaddedi n17t oget23->6
Howmuchaddedi n23t oget30->7

Pat
ter
n:4,
5,
6,
7,
…ar
eget
ti
ngaddedi
nnumbert
ogetnextnumber

8 12 17 23 30 ?
+4 +5 +6 +7

Tofi
ndnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
oadd8i
n30
30+8=38
Answeri
s38

Appr
oach2:Subt
ract
ion
Problem 1:45, 35,25,15,?
Soluti
on:
Lookatt heseri
esandt rytoident
ifywhatispat
ter
n? 
Iti
sindecr easi
ng(descending)order.
Howmucht obesubtractedfrom 45toget35->10
Howmucht obesubtractedfrom 35toget25->10
Howmucht obesubtractedfrom 25toget15->10
Pattern:
10i sgett
ingsubt r
actedfrom numbert
ogetnextnumber
.

45 35 25 15 ?
-
10 -
10 -
10

Tofi
ndnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
osubt
ract10f
rom 15
15-
10=5
Answeri
s5.
 

Probl
em 2:72, 63,54,45,?
Solut
ion:
Lookattheseriesandt rytoident
ifywhati
spatt
ern? 
Iti
sindecreasi
ng( descending)order
.
Ifl
ookatthenumber scareful
lyandyouknowtableof9,
youcaneasi
l
yfi
gur
eitoutt
hat
all
numbersar efrom tableof9.
Howmucht obesubt ractedfrom 72toget63-
>9
Howmucht obesubt ractedfrom 63toget54-
>9
Howmucht obesubt ractedfrom 54toget45-
>9

Pat
ter
n:9i
sget
ti
ngsubt
ract
edf
rom numbert
ogetnextnumber
.

72 63 54 45 ?
-
9 -
9 -
9

Tofi
ndnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
osubt
ract9f
rom 45
45-
9=36
Answeri
s36.
 

Appr
oach3:Mul
ti
pli
cat
ion
I
nthi
sappr
oachther
eiscommonmulti
pli
cat
ionf
act
orf
rom 1stt
ermt
o2ndt
erm and
2ndt
ermto3r
dterminseri
est
il
ll
astt
erm. 

Probl
em 1:4,8,16,32,?
Solut
ion:
Lookattheser
iesandt r
ytoident
if
ywhatispatt
ern? 
Withwhichnumber4i stobemulti
pli
edtoget8->2
Withwhichnumber8i stobemulti
pli
edtoget16->2
Withwhichnumber16i stobemulti
pli
edtoget32->2

Pat
ter
n:Numberi
smul
ti
pli
edby2t
ogetnextnumber
.

4 8 16 32 ?
*
2 *
2 *
2

Tofindnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
omul
ti
ply32by2.
32*2=64
Answeris64.
 

Probl
em 2:8,12,18,27,
?
Solut
ion:
Lookattheseri
esandt r
ytoi
denti
fywhatispat
tern? 
Asiti
sincreasi
ngtrytoseei
faddi
tionpat
ter
nexists.
 

8 12 18 27 ?
+4 +6 +9

Notabletoseeanypat t
ernofaddi t
ionandSowewi l
lcheckf
ormul
ti
pli
cat
ion.
 
Sothereismult
ipl
icat
ionf actor1.
5
Noteheremulti
pli
cati
onf actorcanbedecimalaswell
. 
Pat
tern:Numberismul t
ipliedby1.5togetnextnumber.

8 12 18 27 ?
*
1.5 *
1.5 *
1.5

Tofi
ndnumberi nplaceof?weneedt
omulti
ply27by1.5
Mult
ipl
icat
ionby1.5meansaddi
nghal
fofnumbertoit
. 
27+(27/2)=27+13.5=40.5
Answeris40.5

Appr
oach4:Di
vi
son
Probl
em 1:200,100,50,25,
?
Solut
ion:
Lookattheser
iesandtrytoi
dent
if
ywhatispatter
n? 
Withwhichnumber200istobedivi
dedtoget100->2
Withwhichnumber100istobedivi
dedtoget50->2
Withwhichnumber50istobediv
idedtoget25->2

Pat
ter
n:Numberi
sdi
vi
dedby2t
ogetnextnumber
.

200 100 50 25 ?
/
2 /
2 /
2

Tofindnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
odi
vi
de25by2.
25/2=12.5
Answeris12.
5 

Problem 2:270,90,30,?
Soluti
on:
Lookatt heser
iesandtrytoi
dent
if
ywhatispatter
n? 
Withwhichnumber270i stobedivi
dedtoget90->3
Withwhichnumber90i stobedivi
dedtoget30->3
Pattern:
Numberi sdiv
idedby3togetnextnumber.

270 90 30 ?
/
3 /
3 /
3

Tofi
ndnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
odi
vi
de30by3.
Answeri
s10

Appr
oach5:Squar
es
Ify
ouhavesquaresl
earnedf
rom 1to30 i
twoul
dhel
pyouandspeedupy
our
cal
cul
ati
onineachapti
tudet
opi
c. 

Probl
em 1:9,16,25,
36,49,?
Solut
ion:
Lookattheser
iesandtr
ytoident
if
ywhatispat
ter
n? 
Youcansee1numberi saddedandit
ssquarei
scalcul
ated.
 

Pat
ter
n:1i
saddedt
ocur
rentnumberandi
tssquar
eiscal
cul
atedt
ogetnextnumber
.

9 16 25 36 49 ?
3² (
3+1)² (
4+1)² (
5+1)² (
6+1)²
  3²   4² 5² 6² 7²

Tof i
ndnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
oadd1i
n7andcal
cul
atesquar
eofi
t.
 
(7+1)²=8²=64
Answeris64

Probl
em 2:121,
100,
81,
64,
?
Solut
ion:

Lookatt
heser
iesandt
ryt
oident
if
ywhati
spat
ter
n? 

Pat
ter
n:1i
sreducedt
ocur
rentnumberandi
tssquar
eiscal
cul
atedt
ogetnextnumber
.

121 100 81 64 ?
11² (
11-1)² (
10-
1)² (
9-1)
²
  11²
   10² 9² 8²

Tofindnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
oreduce1f
rom 8andcal
cul
atesquar
eofi
t.
(8-
1)²=7²=49
Answeris49

Appr
oach6:Cubes
I
fyouhavecubeslear
nedf
rom 1t
o10 i
twoul
dhel
pyouandspeedupy
ourcal
cul
ati
on
i
neachapti
tudetopi
c. 

Probl
em 1:1,8,27,64,
?
Solut
ion:
Lookattheser
iesandtryt
oident
if
ywhati
spat
ter
n?

Pat
ter
n:1i
saddedt
ocur
rentnumberandi
tscubei
scal
cul
atedt
ogetnextnumber
.

1 8 27 64 ?
1³ (
1+1) ³ (
2+1)³ (
3+1)³
  1³ 2³ 3³ 4³

Tof
indnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
oadd1t
o4andcal
cul
atecubeofi
t.

(
4+1)
³=5³
=125

Answeri
s125

Probl
em 2:125,
64,
27,
8,?
Solut
ion:

Lookatt
heser
iesandt
ryt
oident
if
ywhati
spat
ter
n? 

Pat
ter
n:1i
sreducedf
rom cur
rentnumberandi
tscubei
scal
cul
atedt
ogetnextnumber
.

125 64 27 8 ?
5³ (
5-1)³ (
4-1)
³ (
3-1)
³
  5³ 4³ 3³ 2³

Tofindnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
osubt
ract1f
rom 2andcal
cul
atecubeofi
t.
(2-
1)³=1³
=1
Answeris1

Appr
oach7:Pr
imenumber
Probl
em 1:7,
13,
19,
29,?
Solut
ion:

Looki
ngatal
lter
mswecanf
igur
eoutt
hatal
lar
epr
imenumber
.

Pat
ter
n:Aft
ercurr
entnumberconsecut
ive1stpr
imenumberi
si edand2ndpr
gnor ime
numberi
stakenasnextnumberinseri
es

Pri
menumber
(n) 7 13 19 29 ?
n+1Pr
imeno 11 17 23 31
n+2Pr
imeno 13 19 29 37

Tof i
ndnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
ofnd2ndconsecut
i ivepr
imenumberaf
ter29.
st
1 Pr i
menumberaf
ter29:31
2ndPri
menumberaft
er29:37
Answeris37

Probl
em 2:61,
59,
53,
47,
?
Solut
ion:

Looki
ngatal
lter
mswecanf
igur
eoutt
hatal
lar
epr
imenumber
.

Pat
ter
n:Aft
ercur
rentnumberpr
evi
ousconsecut
ive1stpr
imenumberi
stakenasnext
numberi
nseri
es

Pr
imenumber
(n) 61 59 53 47 ?
n-
1Pri
meno 59 53 47 43

Tof i
ndnumberinpl
aceof?weneedt
ofnd1stpr
i evi
ousconsecut
ivepr
imenumber
before47.
Previ
ousprimenumberof47:
43
Answeris43

Appr
oach8:Odd/
Evennumber
Problem 1:23,25,
27, 29,
31,?
Soluti
on:
Lookingatal
lter
mswecanf igureoutt
hatal
lareoddnumbers.
Thiscanbesolvewithapproachofaddit
ionaswellasoddnumber.
Consecuti
veoddnumberof23- >25
Consecuti
veoddnumberof25- >27
Consecuti
veoddnumberof27- >29
Consecuti
veoddnumberof29- >31
Tof i
ndnumberinplaceof?weneedt ofi
ndconsecut
iveoddnumberaf
ter31.

Answeri
s33

Probl
em 2:60,
45,
58,
43,
56,
41,
?
Solut
ion:

Someti
mesitmayhappent
hatpat
ter
nisnoti
ncont
inuousnumber
sbuti
nal
ter
nat
e
numbers.

Patt
ern:
Evennumbersar
edecr ngon1st,
easi 3rdand5tht
erm andoddnumber
sar
e
nd t
h t
h
decr
easi
ngin2 ,4 and6 posi
ti
on

Evenn Ev
enn-
1 Ev
enn-
2
60 45 58 43 56 41 ?
Oddn Oddn-
1 Oddn-2

Tofi
ndnumberi
npl
aceof?weneedt
ofi
ndpr
evi
ousconsecut
iveev
ennumberbef
ore
56.

Answeri
s54

Mi
scel
laneous:
Thi
sappr
oachcont
ainscombi
nat
ionof2ormor
eappr
oachest
hatwedi
scussedear
li
er.

Probl
em 1:4,
-
8,16,
-32,
64,
?
Solut
ion:

Pat
ter
n:Numberi
smul
ti
pli
edby-
2togetnextnumber
.

4 -
8 16 -
32 64 -
128
*
-2 *
-2 *
-2 *-
2 *-
2

Answeri
s-128

Problem 2:16, 33,

65,131,261,
?
Pattern:1stnumbermult
i edby2and1added.2ndnumbermul
pl
i ti
pli
edby2and1i
s
subtracted.

Sol
uti
on

16 33 65 131 261 523

(16*
2)+1 (33*
2)-
1 (
65*
2)+1 (131*
2)-
1 (261*
2)+1

Answeri
s523

Pr
obl
em 3:165,
195,
255,
285,
345,
?

Patt
ern: n1stnumbert
30addedi oget2ndnumberand60get oget3rdnumber
saddedt .
Subsequent
ly30and60areaddedtogetnextnumbersi
nseri
es.

Sol
uti
on:
165 195 255 285 345 375
+30 +60 +30 +60 +30

Answeri
s375

Pr
oblem 4:
7,
26,
63,
124,215,
342,
?
Patter
n:1numberi
saddedt
ocur
rentnumberandcubeofi
tiscal
cul
atedandt
hen1i
s
reducedf
rom i
t.

Sol
uti
on:
7 26 63 124 215 342 511
2³-
1 (2+1)
³-1 (3+1)³-
1 (4+1)³-
1 (5+1)³-
1 (6+1)
³-1 (7+1)³-
1
2³-
1 3³-
1 4³-
1 5³-
1 6³-
1 7³-
1 8³-
1

Answeri
s511

Probl
em 5:8,
7,
11,
12,
14,
17,
17,
22,
?
Solut
ion:

Pat
ter
n:Al
ter
nat
enumberser
ieswi
thadd3and5i
nbot
hsub-
ser
ies.

8,
11,
14,
17,
20

7,
12,
17,
22.

8 +3 =11 +3 =14 +3 =17 +3

8 7 11 12 14 17 17 22 20
7 +5 =12 +5 =17 +5 =22

Answeri
s20

Probl
em 6:11,
13,
17,
19,
23,
29,
31,
37,
41,
?
Solut
ion:

Pat
ter
n:Ifyoul
ookatal
lnumber
s,al
lar
epr
imenumber
sandconsecut
ivepr
ime
numbers.

Af
ter41nextpr
imenumber-
>43

Answeri
s43

Probl
em 7:2,
6,12,
20,
30,
42,
56,
?
Solut
ion:
Pat
ter
n:Numberi
sget
ti
ngaddedi
neachnumberi
sinsequence4,
6,
8,
10,
12,
14,
16

2 6 12 20 30 42 56 72
+4 +6 +8 +10 +12 +14 +16

Answeri
s72

Probl
em 8:80,
99,
120,
143,
?
Solut
ion:

Pat
ter
n:Numberi
sincr
easedby1andi
tssquar
eiscal
cul
atedand1i
sreducedf
rom i
t.

80 99 120 143 168

9²-
1 (
9+1)²
-1 (
10+1)²
-1 (
11+1)²
-1 (
12+1)²
-1
9²-
1 10²
-1 11²-
1 12²-
1 13²-
1

Answeri
s168