What is the next number of the following sequence 1,1,2,6,24,....

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13 Jan 2014 Sequence What is the next number of the following sequence 1,1,2,6,24,....: OPtion
1) 36
2) 48
3) 54
4) 64
5) 72
6) 78
7) 81
8) 120
9) 124
10)None of these; Correct Option: 8 Best Solution (79)

Akanksha Mishra 11 years AGO

look upon the series carefully

1,1,2,6,24
1 * 1 = 1
1 * 2 = 2
2 * 3 = 6
6 * 4 = 24
24* 5 = 120
so answer will be 120

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Chandni Maurya 11 years AGO

ans=120
0!=1
1!=1
2!=1*2=2
3!=1*2*3=6
4!=1*2*3*4=24
similarly,
5!=1*2*3*4*5=120

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ROHIT UPADHYAY 11 years AGO

Factorial
fifth no. is -----> 5! = 5*4*3*2*1 =120

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julee verma 11 years AGO

1*1=1,
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120
so answer =120

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YUVAN SATHAIAH 11 years AGO

1
1*1=1
2*1=2
3*2=6
4*6=24
5*24=120
option is 8)120

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lovely verma 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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LOGAN WOLVERINE 11 years AGO

720,5040 because you multiply continuously to the previous term i.e 1*2,2*3,6*4,24*5,120*6.....
so 120*6=720 an 720*7=5040

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R.JOTHILAKSHMI 11 years AGO

1 2 6 24 120...
1 4 18 96
3 14 78
where each term is the previous term multiplied by n.

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Devendra Marghade 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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Ganesh Hembram 11 years AGO

1 * 1 = 1
1 * 2 = 2
2 * 3 = 6
6 * 4 = 24
24* 5 = 120

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anand madhav 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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RAJESH KUMAR SINGH 11 years AGO

1
1*1=1;
2*1=2;
3*2=6;
4*6=24;
5*24=120;

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Dhanashri 11 years AGO

(1+1)*1=2;
(1+2)*2=6;
(2+6)*3=24;
(6+24)*4=120;

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jayakumar 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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satyen nabar 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120.

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Vijay Chauhan 11 years AGO

0! = 1,
1! = 1,
2! = 2,
3! = 6,
4! = 24,
5! = ?(120)...
factorial of 5 = 120 so answer is 120

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chandan 11 years AGO

check them first

count 24=5th position

24*5=120

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madanpal vishwakarma 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
then
24*5=120

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g.soujanya 11 years AGO

1 1 2 6 24 120
multiplied by 1,3,5

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bhavana wali 11 years AGO

1x1=1
1x2=2
2x3=6
6x4=24
24x5=120

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NITESH KUMAR 11 years AGO

since first number i.e 1 is multiplied with 1 we get second number i.e 1 ,then the second number is multiplied with 2 we get third number i.e 2 and soon.
i.e:1
1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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mahima srivastava 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120
so option 8

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Hemalatha 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120 so ans is D

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Somya chaturvedi 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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Sudipta Mukherjee 11 years AGO

1*(1+0)=1
1*(1+1)=2
2*(1+2)=6
6*(1+3)=24
24*(1+4)=120

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Arunabh Saxena 11 years AGO

If we divide 2nd no. from 1st no. and do it throughout the series.
the value of quotient is increasing by 1.
like
1\\1=1
2\\1=2
6\\2=3
24\\6=4
then it turn to have 5 in quotient
so we multiply 24 to 5
and the answer is 120.
thanks you all for reading my answer.

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nandish 11 years AGO

1,1=(1+1)*1=2,
1,2=(1+2)*2=6,
2,6=(2+6)*3=24,
6,24=(6+24)*4=120,
24,120=(24+120)*5=720,
so series goes as 1,1,2,6,24,120,720......
hence answer is 120.

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Chithra 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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arun prakash singh 11 years AGO

multiplay with increasing no. so 120

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somashekhar 11 years AGO

1*1->1
1*2->2
2*3->6
6*4->24
24*5->120
So option # 8 is the right answer

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ganachari nandini 11 years AGO

1x1,1x2,2x3,6x4,24x5

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vishal singh thapa 11 years AGO

the next term as
1/1=1;
2/1=2;
6/2=3;
24/6=4;
120/24=5.
hence 120.

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TEJASHWI PARIMAL 11 years AGO

1*1=1 (2nd no)
1*2=2 (3rd no)
2*3=6 (4th no)
6*4=24(5th no)
&
now;
24*5=120 (answer)

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DHIRENDRA 11 years AGO

1
1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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Gopal_Singh 11 years AGO

1 divide by 1=1
2 divide by 1=2
6 divide by 2=3
24 divide by6=4
120 divide by24=5

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P.SWETHA 11 years AGO

(1+1)*1=2
(2+1)*2=6
(6+2)*3=24
(24+6)*4=120

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shaik akram 11 years AGO

1+1=2x1=2
2+1=3x2=6
6+2=8x3=24
6+24=30x4=120

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Ankit Goyal 11 years AGO

1 * 1 = 1
1 * 2 = 2
2 * 3 = 6
6 * 4 = 24
24 * 5 = 120

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Anand Sanmani 11 years AGO

Incrementing with multiple of respective number

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DIVYA MURUGESH 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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Mrinal Kishor 11 years AGO

1 * 1 = 1
1 * 2 = 2
2 * 3 = 6
6 * 4 = 24
24 * 5 = 120

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Krishna Chaitanya 11 years AGO

Given 1,1,2,6,24
the series is 1*1=1
and 1*2=2
2*3=6
5*4=24
24*5=120

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RAKESH ROSHAN 11 years AGO

1 * 1 = 1
1 * 2 = 2
2 * 3 = 6
6 * 4 = 24
so next no will be
multiply of 24 by 5,
then we get 120
24 * 5 = 120

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Dipak Shaw 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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Deepak Sharma 11 years AGO

1+1=2 > 2*1=2
1+2=3 > 3*2=6
2+6=8 > 8*3=24
24+6=30> 30*4=120

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surendhar 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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ASHISH MITTAL 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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Shreya 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120=ans

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pratibha Tiwari 11 years AGO

1
1*1=1
1*1*2=2
1*1*2*3=6
1*1*2*3*4=24
1*1*2*3*4*5=120
see diagonally..it is in sequence 1,2,3,4

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NAGENDRA P 11 years AGO

1*1=1.1*2=2..2*3=6...6*4=24...
in the same way..24*5=120...
so option 8..

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ponprakash 11 years AGO

1 x 2 = 2
2 x 3 = 6
6 x 4 = 24
24 x 5 = 120 ..

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Abhishek Agarwal 11 years AGO

24*5=120

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shiva 11 years AGO

it is a series of factorials
1! , 2! , 3! , 4! , 5!

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lavanya 11 years AGO

1*1=1, 1*2=2, 2*3=6, 6*4=24, 24*5=120

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amit bhagat 11 years AGO

here ,

0!=1
1!=1
2!=2
3!=6
4!=24
5!=120

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saima amin 11 years AGO

it is because
(1+1)*1=2
(2+1)*2=6
(6+2)*3=24
(6+24)*4=120

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swastik 11 years AGO

1x1=1
2x3=6
4x6=24
5x24=120
6x120=720
and so on

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Satya 11 years AGO

1X1=1
1X2=2
2X3=6
6X4=24
24X5=120
120X6=720

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K.Shyam Prasad Rao 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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mohan lal garg 11 years AGO

series in based on factorial
0!=1
1!=1
2!=1*2=2
3!=1*2*3=6
4!=1*2*3*4=24
same as next term is
5!=1*2*3*4*5=120

so ans ia 120
option 8

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Vinay Sipani 11 years AGO

1 , 1 , 2 , 6 , 24 , __

0! , 1! , 2! , 3! , 4!
=> Next term = 5! = 120

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FAISAL RIZWAN 11 years AGO

Given series 1,1,2,6,24,..
1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120
So option 8 is correct

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Dr.Dipin Singh 11 years AGO

1,1,2,6,24,..
0!=1
1!=1
2!=2
3!=6
4!=24
next 5!=120..... option 8

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RAKESH 11 years AGO

1,1,2,6,24,..
0!,1!,2!,3!,4!,..
next is 5!=120
(8) 120

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KRISHNAN 11 years AGO

Multiply the number you got in the previous answer by the next number in the 1,2,3... progression.

1*1 = 1
1*2 = 2
2*3 = 6
6*4= 24
24*5 = 120

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Udhaya kumar 11 years AGO

factorial of 0,1,2,3,4,5 respectively...........
0!=1
1!=1
2!=2
3!=6
4!=24
5!=120.........

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Naveen Pandey 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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Venkatesh KK 11 years AGO

It is a factorial series..
0!=1, 1!=1, 2!=2*1=2, 3!=3*2*1=6, 4!=4*3*2*1=24,

Therefore,
5!=5*4*3*2*1=120(option 8)

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Avishek Pattanaik 11 years AGO

0!=1
1!=1
2!=2
3!=6
4!=24
5!=120

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swethakottakota 11 years AGO

1, 1*1, 1*2 , 2*3, 6*4, 24*5, 120*6,.....this is the series.......

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AMIT JAISWAL 11 years AGO

1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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sudipta sadhukhan 11 years AGO

Multiply by 1, then multiply by 2,
then multiply by 3, and so on.

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pankaj chandra joshi 11 years AGO

1
,1*1=1
,1*2=2
,2*3=6
,6*4=24
,24*5=120

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rakesh 11 years AGO

1*1 =1 ,1*2=2,2*3=6,6*4=24,24*5=120

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Darsana K 11 years AGO

sequence is like ds
0! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5!
0!=1
1!=1
2!=2
3!=6
4!=24
5!=120

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Sourish Barman 11 years AGO

series is 1,1,2,6,24
so 1*1=1
1*2=2
2*3=6
6*4=24
24*5=120

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susmit 11 years AGO

1*1 = 1
1*2 = 2
2*3 = 6
6*4 = 24
Hence
24*5=120
Hence option no.(8)

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salma 11 years AGO

1*1 = 1
1*2 = 2
2*3 = 6
6*4= 24
24*5 = 120

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Devi Nallamilli 11 years AGO

24*5=120

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