Wonderlic Personnel Test Number Series 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What number comes next: 3, 6, 12, 24, ?
- 36
- 48 (Correct answer)
- 30
- 42
Correct answer: 48
Each term doubles, so 24 × 2 = 48.
Question 2: What number comes next: 7, 10, 13, 16, ?
- 18
- 20
- 19 (Correct answer)
- 21
Correct answer: 19
Each term increases by 3, so 16 + 3 = 19.
Question 3: What number comes next: 81, 27, 9, 3, ?
- 1 (Correct answer)
- 0
- 2
- 6
Correct answer: 1
Each term is divided by 3, so 3 ÷ 3 = 1.
Question 4: What number comes next: 2, 5, 11, 23, ?
- 46
- 44
- 47 (Correct answer)
- 45
Correct answer: 47
Each term is doubled then plus 1, so 23 × 2 + 1 = 47.
Question 5: What number comes next: 1, 4, 9, 16, ?
- 20
- 24
- 25 (Correct answer)
- 21
Correct answer: 25
These are perfect squares, so the next is 5² = 25.
Question 6: What number comes next: 100, 90, 81, 73, ?
- 66 (Correct answer)
- 64
- 65
- 67
Correct answer: 66
The differences decrease by 1 (10, 9, 8, 7), so 73 − 7 = 66.
Question 7: What number comes next: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
- 120
- 160 (Correct answer)
- 100
- 140
Correct answer: 160
Each term doubles, so 80 × 2 = 160.
Wonderlic Personnel Test Number Series 2
What number comes next: 3, 6, 12, 24, ?