What is the next number of the following sequence. 5/2, 16/3, 27/4, 38/5, 49/6, ........

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09 Mar 2015 Sequence What is the next number of the following sequence. 5/2, 16/3, 27/4, 38/5, 49/6, ........: OPtion
1) 59/7
2) 61/7
3) 72/7
4) 69/7
5) 73/7
6) 65/7
7) 64/7
8) 76/7
9) 62/7
10)60/7; Correct Option: 10 Best Solution (144)

Supriya Mondal 9 years AGO

Here, numerator increase by 11
and denominator increase by 1
In this way we can get the next number
So, option 10) 60/7 is the right answer

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JANARTHANAN RAM 9 years AGO

num+11/den+1
so ans is 60/7

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SHAHEEN 9 years AGO

in numarator the diffrence between the numbers is 11
so after 49 we get 60
in denominator difference is 1
so here we get 7
totally ans is option 10=60/7

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Surit Datta 9 years AGO

according to the series
NUMERATOR - DENOMINATOR
is like,
3 , 13 , 23 , 33 , 43 , . . . .
so the next difference will be 53
which is 60 - 7 = 53
so the next number is 60/7
so option 10
that's it.

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aishwarya 9 years AGO

every numerator here has a difference of 11 so 49+11=60 and denominator is increased by 1 so,60/7

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raaz yadav 9 years AGO

answer(10) 60/7

(5*3)+1=16 and 2+1=3 i.e. next term will be 16/3
(5*5)+2=27 and 2+2=4 i.e. next to next term will be 27/4
(5*7)+3=38 and 2+3=5 i.e next term will be 38/5
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and so on ... so next term will be 60/7

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Thirupathi 9 years AGO

5+11=16
16+11=27
27+11=38
38+11=49
49+11=60
ans=60

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SANTOSH SAHOO 9 years AGO

5+11/3, 16+11/4, 27+11/5, 38+11/6, 49+11/7......

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MD SOHAIL AKHTER 9 years AGO

increase the numerator by 11 and denominator by 1.
we get 60/7

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KUMAR HARSH 9 years AGO

5/2, 16/3, 27/4, 38/5, 49/6
here next term numerator are 11 greater then the previous term numerator and next term denominator is 1 greater then previous term denominator

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SAYAN CHATTERJEE 9 years AGO

the denominator is in AP with common difference 1, so it becomes 7 at the next number
the numerator is in AP with common difference 11 so, it becomes 60
hence, the next number is (60/7) . (10)

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Pankaj kumar 9 years AGO

in neumerator next no. is obtained by adding 11 & in denominator it will follow the next no.

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ABHINAV PUSHPAM 9 years AGO

Difference of 11 in numerator and 1 in denominator. So 60/7
Option 10)

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Harish Reddy Namala 9 years AGO

numerator adding 11 to each number
denominator adding 1 to each number
answer is 60/7

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sourav pal 9 years AGO

increase with adding 11 with numerator and increase denominator 1 we get the answer 60/7

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CHAYAN KUMAR 9 years AGO

5/2,16/3,27/4,38/5,49/6,_
we can see that num is in ap with difference 11 and den is in ap with diff 1 so req no. will be 60/7

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RAHUL KUMAR 9 years AGO

In num addition of 11 in each term
in denominatior addition of 1 in each term
so ans will be 60/7.

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MRITUNJAY 9 years AGO

N+11/D+1 so next term is 60/7.

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RUPESH PRAKASH 9 years AGO

numerator = previous term +11 and denominator = previous term + 1

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Shashank Bairagi 9 years AGO

Numerator is Increasing by 11 and denominator is increasing by 1 so the answer will be 60/7...

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praveen kumar 9 years AGO

11*5+5
=60 (in numerator)
and in denominator the next digit will be 7

so 60/7 is the ans.

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sindhura 9 years AGO

5+11=16,16+11=27 similarly 49+11=60 and denominator increasing by 1 so 60/7 is the answer.

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ramakrishna 9 years AGO

add 11 at numerator
add 1 at denominator

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jalaj 9 years AGO

60/7
difference between each term in numerator is 11
and difference between each term in denominator is in creased by 1

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ANAND KUMAR 9 years AGO

5*1=5
5*3+1=16
5*5+2=27
5*7+3=38
5*9+4=49
5*11+5=60

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mustain ahmed 9 years AGO

Difference of upper no is..=11
Difference of lower no is..=1
Hence,49+11=60
6+1=7
So,option-10 is correct(60/7)

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D. LATHA 9 years AGO

adding 11 in numerator and increasing 1 in denominator

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Jeevitha 9 years AGO

16-5=11,27-16=11,38-27=11,49-38=11 so next numerator is 49+11=60 and the denominator is increasing by 1 for each fraction.
So the answer is 60/7

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Bikash sahu 9 years AGO

num diff. 11 but denominator are in sequence..........

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Souvik Basak 9 years AGO

5+11=16+11=27+11=38+11=49+11=60 for numerator..
for denominator 2,3,4,5,6,7.......
So ans is 60/7

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RAKESH 9 years AGO

49+11 / 7 = 60/7

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mahesh 9 years AGO

ANS: 60/7
In Numerator we add 11 every time to the next number.
5+11=16, 16+11=27, 27+11=38, 38+11=49, 49+11=60
In Denominator the number increased by one every time, so next number is 7.
2+1=3, 3+1=4, 4+1=5, 5+1=6, 6+1=7

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kamlesh kumar 9 years AGO

both den and num are in ap having difference 1 and 11
so the required ans will be 60/7

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sravani 9 years AGO

11 diff between numerators
1 diff between denominators.

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tasho k 9 years AGO

Adding 11 to numerator and 1 to denominator
49 +11=60

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kumar chayan 9 years AGO

ap series so ans is 60/7

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aparna 9 years AGO

(x=5,y=1) ------- > x+11/y+1

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madhusudhana 9 years AGO

numerator increases by 11 and denominator by 1

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Pranati Kundu 9 years AGO

in numerator difference between 2 consecutive terms is 11. on denominator difference is 1 so answer is 60/7

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POOJA SINGH 9 years AGO

in numerator the difference is of 11 so numerator will be 60 and denominator is consecutive integers so it is 7
so the answer is 60/7

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uma 9 years AGO

numerator 11 incresing soans 49+11=60

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Tilotama Kumari 9 years AGO

in numerator,
5,5+11=16,16+11=27, so on
in denominator,
2,3,4,5,6,7

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Ajinkya Kulkarni 9 years AGO

60/7

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chandan kishor 9 years AGO

60/7 is req ans

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anand mund 9 years AGO

denominator increases by one. and numerator increases by 11.

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Sandeep Atmakuru 9 years AGO

all the denominators are same.
the numerator increases by 11..
so 49+11=60
hence 60/7

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sam 9 years AGO

numerator=add 11
denominator=add 1
ans=60/7

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NANGINEDI RAVITEJA 9 years AGO

numerator as +11 and denominator as +1.

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Pragati Rode 9 years AGO

Difference between each numerator is 11 and
denominator is increases by 1

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urmita das 9 years AGO

The series is....
5*1=5+0=5
5*3=15+1=16
5*5=25+2=27
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5*11=55+5=60
The denominator being 2,3,5,6,7...
Thus answer is 60/7

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neeraj 9 years AGO

all difference 11
5/2,16/3,27/4,38/5,49/6,60/7

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KARRI V V S B VAMSI KRISHNA REDDY 9 years AGO

in numerator add +11 that gives 60
in denominator add +1 that gives 7
hence answer is 60/7

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shahbaz Alam Ansari 9 years AGO

60/7

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aman 9 years AGO

Num + 11
Den + 1

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nitin kishore 9 years AGO

numerator is increasing by 11 and denominator by 1.
So the next number will be 60/7

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charu goyal 9 years AGO

Option 10

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Satya B 9 years AGO

the series in the form of (numerator+11)/(denomenator+1)

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rambabu 9 years AGO

all the numerator's differance is 11...so 49-60=11,
10)60/7

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aaditya raj 9 years AGO

5,16,27.... all are increasing by 11
and 2,3,4....all are increasing by 1
so ans is 60/7

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Ashok 9 years AGO

numberator increments by 11
denom by 1

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Gagandeep Singh 9 years AGO

Difference between the numerators is 11 i.e.
16-5 = 11
27-16 = 11
38-27 = 11
49-38 = 11
and the denominators are increasing in the sequence of simple natural numbers
so ans would be 60/7

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priya 9 years AGO

in numerator difference is 11 and in denomenator the difference is 1.

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Rahul Hooda 9 years AGO

Add 11 in numerator and 1 in denominator for every successive element.

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vasavi kandagatla 9 years AGO

(5+5+5+1)=16/3, (16+5+5+1)=27/4, (27+5+5+1)=38/5, (38+5+5+1)=49/6, similarly (49+5+5+1)=60/7

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Prasanth Kumar B 9 years AGO

Here every number is coming from
In numerator multiple of five +(n)
where n=0,1,2,3....
in denominator it is increased by one digit

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KALYAN KUMAR REDDY VALLURU 9 years AGO

no need to think about denominator,
observe numerator, the pattern looks like:
(5*1)+0=5
(5*3)+1=16
(5*5)+2=27
(5*7)+3=38
(5*9)+4=49
(5*11)+5=60

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Parashuram s v 9 years AGO

(5*1+0)/2,(5*3+1)/3,(5*5+2)/4,(5*7+3)/5,(5*9+4)/6,(5*11+5)/7

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RAKESH ARYA 9 years AGO

(5+11)/(2+1),(16+11)/(3+1),(27+11)/(4+1),(38+11)/(5+1),(49+11)/(6+1)

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varun thakur 9 years AGO

05/2
05+11/2+1
16+11/3+1
::
49+11/6+1=60/7ans

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Kaushal Kumar 9 years AGO

difference between two consecutive numerator value is 11 and denominator is increasing by 1

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Avinash 9 years AGO

nem=nem+11 and dem=dem+1

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peddinti sathishkumar 9 years AGO

(5*1)/2
(5*3+1)/3
(5*5+2)/4
(5*7+3)/5
(5*9+4)/6
(5*11+5)/7

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K KETHANA 9 years AGO

5+11=16
16+11=27
27+11=38
38+11=49
49+11=60
and denominators are increased by 1

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UPANYA M 9 years AGO

increment by 11

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SHEELA S 9 years AGO

option 10

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shareef 9 years AGO

49+11= 60
ans is 60/7

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Divya jain 9 years AGO

5+11=16
16+11=27
27+11=38
38+11=49
49+11=60

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Thirupathi Reddy 9 years AGO

5+11=16
16+11=27
27+11=38
38+11=49
49+11=60
Therefore ans is 60/7

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Narendra Rajesh Kumar.R.C 9 years AGO

11 adds in the upper part .. 1 adds in the lower part

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mohit chugh 9 years AGO

16-5=11
27-16=11
38-27=11
................
...............
60-46=11

and

2 3 4......7

So ans is 60/7

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Math Lovers 9 years AGO

NUMERATOR and DENOMINATOR both are in increasing order.
Difference between Denominator is 1 while difference between numerator is 11
so next number is 60/7

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Madhumoy Gope 9 years AGO

the series is,
5/2,(5+11)/(2+1),(16+11)/(3+1),(27+11)/(4+1),(38+11)/(5+1)
So,the next no. is (49+11)/(6+1)=60/7

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ganesh babu 9 years AGO

5, 16, 27, 38, 49, 60
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

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GIRISH TYAGI 9 years AGO

numerators 5 , 5*3 + 1, 5*5+2, 5*7+3, 5*9+4, so next term should be 5*11+5= 60

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sivapuram nikhilesh 9 years AGO

numerator is added with 11
denominator is added with1

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Bheemaray s vangi 9 years AGO

5+11=16 then go on adding 11 to sum

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swathi 9 years AGO

denominators are in the sequence 2,3,4,5,6, so our answer denominator is 7 and numerators are added by 11 so 49+11=60

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LOKESWARI 9 years AGO

numerator difference is 11
denominator sequence following 2,3...

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shree kant 9 years AGO

difference between two digit is 11..

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ARUNPANDIYAN 9 years AGO

5+11=16
like that 49+11=60

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Prithwijit Ghosh 9 years AGO

5+11=16
2+1=3

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sikander kumar 9 years AGO

denomerator is increased by one and numerator is increased by 11

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Vishakha Tinkhede 9 years AGO

denominator is in increasing order,,,2,3,4,5,6,7
and in numerator diff . is of 11 between two consecutive terms like 16-5 = 11 then, 38-27 = 11 and hence 60-49 = 11..Thus answer is 60/7 ie, 10th one.....

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LOKESH KUMAR 9 years AGO

5*3+1=16
5*5+2=27
5*7+3=38
5*9+4=49
5*11+5=60
And Denominator is increasing by 1.
So 60/7

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sompon temtheerakij 9 years AGO

5+11=16
16+11=27
27+11=38
38+11=49
49+11=60

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Anshul Garg 9 years AGO

Numerator + 11 = next Numerator
Denominator + 1 = Next denominator

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avnish 9 years AGO

add 11 to numerator

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PIYUSH KUMAR 9 years AGO

16-5=11
27-16=11
38-27=11
49-38=11
difference between=11
so,
49+11=60
Answer--- 60/7

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SAGNIK PAL 9 years AGO

In the numerator (add 11 to each term of the numerator, to get the next term)= 5+11 = 16
& in the denominator (add 1 to each term of the denominator, to get the next term)=2+1=3.
In this way, we get the sixth term as 60/7.

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keerthana chennamsetty 9 years AGO

the difference between each number in numerator is 11. and denominator is a sequence of numbers.

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vaishnavi 9 years AGO

in numerator difference is 11,
in denominator difference is 1,
so after 49 the no is 60,
after 6 the no is 7,
so it is 60/7

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Rishikesh Ranjan 9 years AGO

numerator is increased by 11; and denominator is increased by 1

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Gokul Krishnan 9 years AGO

5/2,16/3,27/4,38/5,49/6,60/7
hence it is a sequence of 11 on numerator and denominator is increased by 1

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Ravi Bhalani 9 years AGO

a_n = (11 n-6)/(n+1) (for all terms given)

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Harshad 9 years AGO

a_n = (11 n-6)/(n+1) (for all terms given)

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Divya Jain 9 years AGO

add 11 in numerator and 1 in denominator, the next sequence will become 60/7

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rayvadera meet 9 years AGO

5+11=16+11=27+11=38+11=49+11=60
2+1=3+1=4+1=5+1=6+1=7

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Jitendra Kumar 9 years AGO

There is a difference of 11 in the series between consecutive terms.

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Srinivas 9 years AGO

(5*3+1)/3,
(5*5+2)/4,
(5*7+3)/5,
(5*9+4)/6,
(5*11+5)/7

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smriti 9 years AGO

coz in numerator every digit is increasing by 1 and denominator is also increasing by 1 of that previous one

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Daras rani 9 years AGO

Denominator: 6+1=7
Numerator: 49 +11=60

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APPIKONDA SANTOSH NAIDU 9 years AGO

60/7

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G Naresh Reddy 9 years AGO

11 is increasing in every next option

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shabana banu shaik 9 years AGO

diff b/w 5 and 16 is 11....in d same way 27 and 16 is 11.......in numerators where as denominators are increased by one.......in each fraction......in d same way....49+11=60........in d numerator,where as denominator is 7....increased by 1

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vishwa 9 years AGO

60/7

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sandeep kumar 9 years AGO

all numerator difference is 11
then ,
11+49=60/7

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pravallika 9 years AGO

by adding 11 to the numerator we get the next sequence,also the denominator is 7

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vivek 9 years AGO

as the series begins with 5/2,16/3....
5+11/2+1=16/3.......49+11/6+1=60/7

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Meenakshi 9 years AGO

In numerator adding 11 to previous number and get the next number
5+11=16
16+11=27
27+11=38
38+11=49
49+11=60
In denominator each term is a successive order 2,3,4,5,6,7,...
so next number is 60/7
option 10)

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gunjan tiwari 9 years AGO

in numerator
(5*1) +0 =5
(5*3) +1= 16
(5*5) +2 = 27
(5*7)+ 3 = 38......

in denominator
+1 of previous number

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valaboju.divya 9 years AGO

numerator difference is 11

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KARTHI PALANISAMY 9 years AGO

bcoz 1 is added with denominator ,and 11 is added with ne

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rachana radharapu 9 years AGO

units and tens place is increased by 1 in the numertor

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ramya 9 years AGO

(5*1),[(5*2)+6],[(5*4)+7],[(5*6)+8],[(5*8)+9],[(5*10)+10].....

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nitya srivastava 9 years AGO

Difference between 16-5=11,27-16=11,......so on that's why. Answer is 60/7

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saranya.s 9 years AGO

The difference between first two numbers are 11 ie) 16- 5= 11

16 + 11 = 27
27 + 11 = 38
38+11= 49
49+11 = 60
And the denominator is number series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 so 7
Ans: 60/7

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Sudipta Kundu 9 years AGO

5,16,27,38,49,60
1,2,3,4,5,6,7

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priyanka jadhavar 9 years AGO

Numerator increases by +11 and denominator increases by +1
answer=60/7

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sudhakar 9 years AGO

ans 60/7

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Akhilendra Pratap yadav 9 years AGO

5 ,16 , 27 ,38, 49,...increase by 11..so nxt is 49+11 = 60..
2,3,4,5,6..increase by 1..so next no is .7..
ans- option 10..(60/7)

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anusha 9 years AGO

in denominator 2,3,4,5,6 and the next sequence is 7
in numerator add 11 to the previous number for getting present number

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navya chalasani 9 years AGO

the sequence is multiple of prime number(1,3,5,..,11) with additon of 0,1,,,5. 5*11+5=60
from denominator is the sequence of natural numbers... next number is 7.
hence 60/7 is the answer

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dan 9 years AGO

in numerator num increases by 11 and denominater is a sew

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nilisha anand 9 years AGO

numerator with difference 11 and denominator WITH 1

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manohar kumar singh 9 years AGO

numerator +11 and denominator +1

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sasikala 9 years AGO

5+11=16, 16+11=27 likewise 49+11=60 and divider 2,3,.....so after 6 itz obviously 7

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RAVI KUMAR 9 years AGO

numerator increased by 11
denominator increased by 1
49+11/6+1=60/7

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jitendra singh shekhawat 9 years AGO

because denominator is increasing by 1 and numerator is increasing by 11

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Settipalli.Anil Reddy 9 years AGO

5+11=16
16+11=27
27+11=38
38+11=49
49+11=60
Therefore 60/7

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sandeep ramchandra pawaskar 9 years AGO

Option 10 is correct

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rahul kumar 9 years AGO

as in the numerator each next digit is 11
and the donomentor is incrementing by 1

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Arnab Ghosh 9 years AGO

11 diff in num
1 in deno

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Jaspalsingh Parmar 9 years AGO

difference goes on increasing
17/6,17,12,17/20,17/30,17/42
so
49/6 + 17/42 = 65/7

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Jay parmar 9 years AGO

option 10 is correct

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