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Logical Reasoning
Blood Relations
2,9,30,93,282,?
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- next number is 849
add 1 to each number and multiply by 3 to give the next value
2+1x3=9
9+1x3=30
30+1x3=93
93+1x3=282
282+1x3=849 - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(11) No(4)
- Its a simple series of ---> 2,2*3+3,9*3+3,30*3+3..... so on !!!!
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(2)
- answer 849
difference 7,21,63,189 so next difference should be 189*3=567
so next number 282+567=849 - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(2)
- 849
2, 2+7 ,9+7*3, 30+21*3, 93+63*3 ,282+189*3
therefore it is 849 - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- The sequence goes on like this : (x+1)th term =(xth term*3)+3
i.e. 9=(2*3)+3,30=(9*3)+3... and so on .
in such manner the desired term will be (282*3)+3=849
ANSWER: 849 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- every number is multiplied by 3 and then added by 3
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- 829
(282*3)+3 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- find the difference in the series and multiply the difference by 3 :
9-2 =7
7*3=21
21+9=30
30-9=21
21*3=63
30+63=93 and so on the answer comes out to be 849 ! - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- 849
2*3+3=9
9*3+3=30
30*3+3=93
93*3+3=282
282*3=3=849 - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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