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NUMBER SERIES
Number Series is usually asked in all banking exams & it is an important topic as 3-5
questions are asked from this chapter. We will be given series which follows a certain pattern
& our job is to identify that pattern & gave the answers accordingly.

Let us look at some problems:

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

Q:1 9, 16, 28, ?

(A) 54 (B) 52 (C) 56 (D) 50 (E) None of these

A:1 The patternof the number series is

92-2=16
162-4=28
282-6=50
Option (D)

Q:21, 3, 10, 41, ?

(A) 212 (B) 204 (C) 206 (D) 270 (E) 209

A:2 The pattern of the number series is

12+1=3
33+1=10
104+1=41
415+1=206
Option (C)

Q:3 3, 732, 1244, 1587, 1803, 1928, ?

(A) 2144 (B) 1992 (C) 1955 (D) 2053 (E) None of these

A:3 The pattern of the number series is :

732 3 = 729 = 9 3
1244 732 = 512 = 83
1587 1244 = 343 = 7 3
1803 1587 = 216 = 6 3
1928 1803 = 125 = 5 3
So,?= 1928 + 43 = 1928 + 64 = 1992
Option (B)
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Q:48, 11, 17, ? , 65, 165.5, 498.5

(A) 27.5 (B) 32 (C) 28 (D) 30.5 (E) None of these

A:4 The pattern of the number series is:

8 0.5 + 7 = 4 + 7=11
11 1 + 6 = 17
17 1.5 + 5 = 25.5 + 5 = 30.5
30.5 2 + 4 = 61 + 4 = 65
Option (D)

Q:5 8, 14, 32, 70, 136, ?

(A) 248 (B) 247 (C) 237 (D) 238 (E) None of these

A:5 The pattern of the number series is :

8 + 6 = 14
14 + 18 (= 6 + 12) = 32
32 + 38 (= 18 + 20) = 70
70 + 66 (= 38 + 28) = 136
136 + 102 (= 66 + 36) = 238
Option (D)

Q:6 4, 4, 10, 34, 94, ?

(A) 230 (B) 214 (C) 220 (D) 209 (E) None of these

A:6The patternof the number seriesis:

4+0=4
4 + 6= 10
10 + 24 ( = 6 + 18) = 34
34 + 60 (= 6 + 54) = 94
94 + 168 (= 6 + 162) = 262

Option (E)

Q:71.7, 3.2, 2.7, 4.2, 3.7, ?, 4.7, 6.2

(A) 6.2 (B) 5.5 (C) 5.2 (D) 4.3 (E) None of these

A:7The pattern of the number series is :

1.7 + 1.5 = 3.2
3.2 0.5 = 2.7
2.7 + 1.5 = 4.2
4.2 0.5 = 3.7
3.7 + 1.5 = 5.2
5.2 0.5 = 4.7
4.7 + 1.5 = 6.2

Option (C)

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