Number Series Problems Flashcards
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What is the next number: 5, 10, 8, 16, 14, 28, ___?
Answer: 26
The pattern alternates: ×2 then −2, so 28 − 2 = 26.
Find the missing number: 4, 9, 16, 25, ___, 49
Answer: 36
The series is perfect squares (2², 3², 4², 5², 6², 7²), so the missing term is 6² = 36.
Complete the series: 1, 8, 27, 64, ___
Answer: 125
The series is perfect cubes (1³, 2³, 3³, 4³, 5³), so the next is 5³ = 125.
What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ___?
Answer: 17
These are consecutive prime numbers, and the next prime after 13 is 17.
Find the next term: 50, 45, 55, 50, 60, 55, ___?
Answer: 70
The pattern alternates −5 and +10, so after 55 the next step is +10 = 65.
What is the missing number: 6, 11, 21, 41, ___, 161?
Answer: 81
Each term is found by doubling the previous term and subtracting 1: 41×2−1 = 81.
What comes next: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ___?
Answer: 49
These are perfect squares (n²), so the next is 7² = 49.