Latest Gmate Aptitude Question SOLUTION: Q. What is the next number of the following sequence. 2,9,17,29,40,53,60,78,......

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Q. What is the next number of the following sequence.
2,9,17,29,40,53,60,78,......

Asked In Gmate ajmeer (10 years ago)

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karthik  (10 years ago)

85-I got this answer in a very strange manner
2 9 17 29 40 53 60 78
+7 +8 +12 +11 +13 +7 +18 +7
+1 +4 -1 +2 -6 +11 -11
see the above sequence +1 +4 -1 +2 -6 ,,,add them up ==0
remaining is 11 so u need to have a -11 to get 0, so after +18 u need to get +7
eventually 78+7==85

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