What is the next number of the following sequence 3, 2.5, 2.333, 2.25, 2.2,......

Akanksha Mishra   11 years AGO

Look upon the following sequence carefully
3, 2.5, 2.333, 2.25, 2.2,......

3 = 3/1
2.5 = 5/2
2.333 = 7/3
2.25 = 9/4
2.2 = 11/5

3/1, 5/2 , 7/3 , 9/4 , 11/5 ,...
SO next number will be 13/6
13/6 = 2.166

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saurabh anand   11 years AGO

By carefully observing the series; We get the series as :-
3 = 2 + 1
2.5 = 2 + 1/2
2.333 = 2 + 1/3
2.25 = 2 + 1/4
2.2 = 2 + 1/5
so, actual series is 1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5...

thus, next term of this series is 1/6; which is equal to 0.166

thus succedding term of original series will be 2 + 0.166 = 2.166 ans.

so, correct option is 6.

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Naveen Pandey   11 years AGO

decreasing sequence
2+1=3
2+(1/2)=2.5
2+(1/3)=2.33
2+(1/4)=2.25
2+(1/5)=2.2
2+(1/6)=2.1666

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sairam polaki   11 years AGO

3,3-(1/2),3-(2/3),3-(3/4)........
3-(5/6)=2.166

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prakash kumar   11 years AGO

in generalized form = 2+1/n
n=1, 2+1=3,
n=2, 2+1/2=2.5
similarly n=6,2+1/6=2.166

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Dr.Dipin Singh   11 years AGO

3, 2.5, 2.333, 2.25, 2.2,......
3=2+1/1
2.5=2+1/2
2.333= 2+1/3
2.25=2+1/4
2.2=2+1/5
next number will be 2+1/6=2.1666 --- option 6

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Sneghapriya Ravindran   11 years AGO

Ans: 2.1666

series:
3/1=3
5/2=2.5
7/3=2.333
9/4=2.25
11/5=2.2
13/6=2.166

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ROHIT UPADHYAY   11 years AGO

for first no. ---->1000/1=1000 so---->3.000
for second no.---->1000/2=500 so---->2.500
for third no. ---->1000/3=333 so---->2.333
for fourth no.---->1000/4=250 so---->2.250
for fifth no. ---->1000/5=200 so---->2.200
for six no. ---->1000/6=166 so---->2.166

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vaibhav singh   11 years AGO

3-1/2=2.5
3-2/3=2.333
3-3/4=2.25
3-4/5=2.2
3-5/6=2.166

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Nitesh Joshi   11 years AGO

its sequence of 1/2,1/3,1/4,1/5... so next will be 1/6 = 0.16666 so ans will be 2.166

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YUVAN SATHAIAH   11 years AGO

1/1+2=1+2=3
1/2+2=0.5+2=2.5
1/3+2=0.333+2=2.333
1/4+2=0.25+2=2.25
1/5+2=0.2+2=2.2
then
1/6+2=0.166+2=2.166

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RAKESH   11 years AGO

3, 2.5, 2.333, 2.25, 2.2,......
3/1,5/2,7/3,9,4,11/5,13/6

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ponprakash   11 years AGO

ans =2.166..

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Vijay Chauhan   11 years AGO

3,
only consider after decimal digit
2.5(1/2)
2.333(1/3)
2.25(1/4)
2.2(1/5)
so
2.166(1/6)

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Aditya Verma   11 years AGO

because each number can be written as
3 = 2+1/1
2.5 = 2+1/2
2.33 = 2+1/3
2.25 = 2+1/4
2.20 = 2+1/5
x = 2+1/6
ten x is 2.166
answer is option 6

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Dipak Shaw   11 years AGO

3 (1/1),2 (1/2), 2 (1/3),2 (1/4), 2 (1/5),
so next will be 2(1/6)

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OM PRAKASH JHA   11 years AGO

Here from the series we see that
3-1/2=2.5
2.5-1/(2X3)=2.333
2.333-1/(2X)=2.25
2.25-1/(2X)=2.2
2.2-1/(2X)=2.16
So answer is 2.16

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OM PRAKASH JHA   11 years AGO

Here from the series we see that
3-1/2=2.5
2.5-1/(2X3)=2.333
2.333-1/(2X)=2.25
2.25-1/(2X)=2.2
2.2-1/(2X)=2.16
So answer is 2.16

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Bala Jagadish Peddi   11 years AGO

2+(1/1)=3
2+(1/2)=2.5
2+(1/3)=2.333
2+(1/4)=2.25
2+(1/5)=2.2
2+(1/6)=2.1666

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susmit   11 years AGO

Given sequence is 3/1, 5/2, 7/3, 9/4 , 11/5
Hence the next number is 13/6(Numerator is increasing by 2 and denominator is consecutive)
13/6 = 2.166
Hence the next number will be 2.166(option no.6)

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Surya Narayana K   11 years AGO

Coded language is as follows

2+(1/1)=3
2+(1/2)=2.5
2+(1/3)=2.33
2+(1/4)=2.25
2+(1/5)=2.2
Similarly next number is
2+(1/6) =2.166
So answer is 2.166 (Option 6).

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Prabhat Yadav   11 years AGO

=2+=3
similarly
=2+=2.5
hence
=2+=2.166
ans is 2.166

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sudipta sadhukhan   11 years AGO

3/1=3
5/2=2.5
7/3=2.333
9/4=2.25
11/52.2
13/6=1.1666

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Jitendra   11 years AGO

series is:
(3-1)+1/2, (3-1)+1/3, (3-1)+1/4, (3-1)+1/5, (3-1)+1/6
Answer = 2.166 (option 6)

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Devendra Marghade   11 years AGO

Sequence is 3/1, 5/2, 7/3, 9/4, 11/5, 13/6,...
So 13/6=2.166

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swethakottakota   11 years AGO

3-(1/2 * 1) = 2.5
3-(2/3) = 2.333
3-(3/4) = 2.25
3-(4/5) = 2.2
3-(5/6)=2.1667

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NEERAV KHANDELWAL   11 years AGO

5.5/2....

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S Prakash   11 years AGO

Solution:
1/2=0.5

3-0.5=2.5

(1/2)-(1/3)=0.167

2.5-0.167=2.333

(1/3)-(1/4)=0.083

2.333-0.083=2.25

(1/4)-(1/5)=0.05

2.25-0.05=2.2

(1/5)-(1/6)=0.0333

2.2-0.0333=2.1667
so
Answer is 2.1667 (option is 6)

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