Latest IBM Aptitude Question SOLUTION: Q. What is the next number of the following series. 1) 1,3,3,2,8,10,3,4,12,? 2) 7776, 625, 64,9,? 3) 7,-14,-4,15,-30,-20,-21,? 4) 7,-35, -34, -3, 15, 16, ? 5) 4,2,4,8,6,8,,16

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Q. What is the next number of the following series.

1) 1,3,3,2,8,10,3,4,12,?

2) 7776, 625, 64,9,?

3) 7,-14,-4,15,-30,-20,-21,?

4) 7,-35, -34, -3, 15, 16, ?

5) 4,2,4,8,6,8,,16,?

6) 3,7,10,8,4,12,0,5,5,3,2,?

7) 3,2,1,4,5,4,5,1,0,6,3,2,?

8) 507,169,248,62,36,12,168,42,168,?

9) 2,3,10,15,26,35,50,?

10) 7,4,6,3,4.5,1.5,2.25,?

11) 7.2,2.2,3.2,16,11,12,60,55,56,?

12) 0.7,1.2,1.2,2.2,1.7,3.2,2.2,4.2,?

Asked In IBM md athar qamar (10 years ago)

Solved titli basu Read Solution (21)

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titli basu  (10 years ago)

1)1*3=3
2+8=10
3*4=12
ans:4
2)6^5=7776
5^4=625
4^3=64
3^2=9
ans:2^1=2
3)7*(-2)=-14
15*(-2)=-30
ans:(-21)* (-2)=42
4)7*(-5)=-35
(-3)*(-5)=15
ordering like this -35,15,?
next no must be 65
so,65/(-5)=-13:ans
5)it is of sequence -2,+2,*2
so,ans:14
6)3+7=10
8+4=12
......
ans:3+2=5
7)3(2,1) 4(5,4) 5(1,0) 6(3,2)
ans:7
8)169*3=507
62*4=248
........
168/3=56:ans
9)1*1+1=2
2*2-1=3
3*3+1=10
...........
ans:63
10)7-4=3,4*1.5=6
6-3=3,3*1.5=4.5
4.5-3=1.5,1.5*1.5=2.25
ans:2.25-3=-.75
11)3.2*5=16
12*5=60
ans:56*5=280
12)2.7

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rittik basu  (10 years ago)

8)507/3=169,248/4=62,36/12=3,168/42=4..alternately divided by 3 and 4..so the last term will be (168/x)=3,ans will b 56

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nidhi gupta  (10 years ago)

i m not able to see the answers... though i m logged in. plz help

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Abhisek De  (10 years ago)

2) 7776=6^5
625=5^4
64=4^3
9=3^2
next should be 2^1=2
ans:2

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Sourish Barman  (10 years ago)

@ somnath 5) soln will be..
4-2=2
2*2=4
4+4=8
......
8-2=6;
6*2=12
12-4=8;
.......
16-2=14..
so ans is 14 cheeck...

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Roshan  (10 years ago)

11)7.2-5=2.2, 2.2+1=3.2, 3.2*5=16, now again
16-5=11, 11+1=12, 12*5=60,
60-5=55, 55+1=56, 56*5=280
so answer is 280

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Sourish Barman  (10 years ago)

12)0.7+0.5=1.2
1.2+0.5=1.7
1.7+0.5=2.2
2.2+0.5=2.7
so 2.7 is the ri8 ans..

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SUSHANT KUMAR  (10 years ago)

1) 1,3,3
2,8,10
3,4,12
4 ans.

6) 3+7=10
8+4=12
0+5=5
3+2=5 ans

4) 7*-5=-35 -3*-5=15
-35+1=-34 15+1=16

(-3)-7=-10
so -3-10=-13 ans

7) there are set of 3 nos.

(3,2,1)
(4,5,4)
(5,1,0)
(6,3,2)
so next series starts from 7.

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SHUBHI SHUKLA  (10 years ago)

4) 7,-35,-34,-3,15,16,?
(7,-35,-34),(-3,15,16)
7*-5=-35+1=-34
7-10=-3
-3*-5=15+1=16
-3-10=-13
-13*-5=65+1=66
ans--(-13,65,66) :)

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Roshan  (10 years ago)

10) 7-3=4, 4*1.5=6, now again
6-3=3, 3*1.5=4.5,
4.5-3=1.5, 1.5*1.5=2.25,
2.25-3=-0.75
so answer is -0.75

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somnath khamaru  (10 years ago)

series 5
4,2,4,8,6,8,16,....
series is
2^2, 2,4, 2^3,6,8,2^4 ... next nos are 10,12

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Md Mahabub Alam  (10 years ago)

9) 2*2-1=3, 3*3+1=10,4*4-1=15
so ans: 8*8-1=63

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SUSHANT KUMAR  (10 years ago)

12) 0.7, 1.2, 1.2, 2.2, 1.7, 3.2, 2.2, 4.2, ?
there are two series...
1) 0.7-1.2=-0.5 1.2-2.2=-1 1.7-3.2=-1.5 2.2-4.2=-2
2) 1.2-1.2=0 1.7-3.2=-1.5 4.2-?=-3
so ?=7.2

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Roshan  (10 years ago)

3) 7*-2=-14, -14+10=-4,
15*-2=-30, -30+10=-20,
-21*-2=42
so answer is 42

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pinki  (10 years ago)

can you plz post some of ur quants ques

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viki  (10 years ago)

1 3 3 2 8 10 3 4 12---4

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Arindam Ghosh  (10 years ago)

12)0.7+1.2=1.9, 1.9-0.7=1.2;

2.2+1.7=3.9,3.9-0.7=3.2;

2.2+4.2=6.4,6.4-0.7=5.7
ans:5.7

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Arindam Ghosh  (10 years ago)

10) 7,4,6,3,4.5,1.5,2.25,?

7-4=3; 4*1.5=6

6-3=3; 3*1.5=4.5

4.5-1.5=3; 1.5*1.5=2.25

2.25-(-0.75)=3; (-0.75)*(1.5)=-1.125

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neelam nagar  (10 years ago)

please Explain 4th no ques

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amru  (10 years ago)

9) 2,10,26,50...
3,15,35....
15-3=12, 35-15=20, 20-12=8
hence 20=8=28 and ans is 35+28=63

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Akshatha  (7 years ago)

6.( 3,7,10),(8,4,12),(0,5,5),(3,2,?)
Ans:third term is sum of first two and 5 is the answer

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