Directions to Solve
Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.
1. 2 44 4 41 6 38 8
A. 10 12
B. 35 32
C. 34 9
D. 35 10
E. 10 52
2 17 32 19 29 21 26 23
A. 25 25
B. 20 22
C. 23 25
D. 25 22
E. 27 32
3. 17 14 14 11 11 8 8
A. 8 5
B. 5 2
C. 8 2
D. 5 5
E. 5 8
4. 10 34 12 31 14 28 16
A. 25 18
B. 30 13
C. 19 26
D. 18 20
E. 25 22
5. 11 14 14 17 17 20 20
A. 23 23
B. 23 26
C. 21 24
D. 24 24
E. 24 27
ANSWERS:
1. Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Here, there are two alternating patterns, one addition and one subtraction. The first starts with 2 and increases by 2; the second starts with 44 and decreases by 3.
2. Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Here, there are two alternating patterns. The first begins with 17 and adds 2; the second begins with 32 and subtracts 3.
3. Answer: Option D
Explanation:
In this simple subtraction with repetition series, each number is repeated, then 3 is subtracted to give the next number, which is then repeated, and so on.
4. Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Two patterns alternate here. The first pattern begins with 10 and adds 2 to each number to arrive at the next; the alternating pattern begins with 34 and subtracts 3 each time.
5. Answer: Option A
Explanation:
This is a simple addition series with repetition. It adds 3 to each number to arrive at the next, which is repeated before 3 is added again.
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