What is the next number of the following sequence 8468, 4234, 12702, 6351, 19053, 9526.5, 28579.5,

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25 Jul 2016 Sequence

What is the next number of the following sequence
8468, 4234, 12702, 6351, 19053, 9526.5, 28579.5,

OPtion

1) 14289.75
2) 14829.25
3) 18457.75
4) 14500.25
5) 14589.25
6) 85738.50
7) 42869.25
8) 42689.75
9) 42986.25
10)None of these

Solution

8468
8468/2 = 4234
4234*3 = 12702
12702/2 = 6351
6351*3 = 19053
19053/2 = 9526.5
9526.5*3 = 28579.5
Similarly
28579.5/2 = 14289.75
Option 1)

Correct Option: 1 Best Solution (16)

Isha Saxena   8 years AGO

The given series is - 8468 , 4234 , 12702 , 6531 , 19053 , 9526.5 , 28579.5 , .....
and 4234=8468/2
12702=4234*3
6351=12702/2
19053=6351*3
Thus following this pattern the next term = 28579.5/2
= 14289.75

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Prateek khanna   8 years AGO

Alternate patterns used in this series. 1 number should be divided by 2 to get next number and 2 number should be multiplied by 3 to get next number of sequence. You can also understand like that odd place number should be divided by 2 and even place number should be multiplied by 3

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Rahul Das   8 years AGO

1st/2= 2nd
3rd /2=4th
5th/2=6 th
7th/2=8th
Therefore ans =28579.5/2
=14289.75

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Vipul kumar   8 years AGO

First devide by 2 then multiply by 3

8468/2=4234
4234×3=12702
12702/2=6351
6351×2=19953
19053/2=9526.5
9526.5×2=28579.5

28579/2=14289.5

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Razen Yadav   8 years AGO

the sequence is x1,x1/2,x2,x2/2,x3,x3/2.......
so 28579.5/2=14289.75

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shaik jasmin   8 years AGO

the sequence is divided by 2 and multiplication by 3
i.e 8468 divided by 2 is 4234, now the resultant is multiplied by 3..now this resultant is divided by 2....and so on

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Sandip Das   8 years AGO

8468/2=4234
8468+4234=12702
12702/2=6351
12702+6351=19053
19053/2=9526.5
19053+9526.5=28579.5
28579.5/2=14289.75 (option 1)

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Jagdeep   8 years AGO

every number dividing by 2 produce next term in series.
28579.5/2= 14289.75 i.e option A

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pravallika   8 years AGO

check alternative words
4234/2=2117 ,4234+2117=6351
6351/2=3175, 6351+3175.5=9526.5
9526.5/2=4763.25 ,9526.5+4763.25=14289.75

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DEVANSH SUBNANI   8 years AGO

8468/2=4234
4234*3=12702
12702/2=6351
6351*3=19053
19053/2=9526.5
9526.5*3=28579.5
28579.5/2=14289.75
Therefore,option (1) is the correct answer.

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prasanth kumar   8 years AGO

we are multipling by 2 and divide by 3 alternatively
I.e., 8468/2 =4234
4234 *3 = 12702
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28579.5/2 = 14289.75
which is option1

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M ABHILEKH   8 years AGO

14289.75*2= 28579.5 the same pattern follows between the element and the element to the left of it

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B.LAKSHMI ANUSHA   8 years AGO

8468/2=4234
4234*3=12702

Similarly by doing the same process
we divide the number 28579.5 by 2

we get 14289.75

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Mukund Manohar   8 years AGO

8468/2 = 4234
4234 + 8468 = 12702

12702/2 = 6351
6351 + 12702 = 19053

19053/2 = 9526.5
9526.5 + 19053 = 28579.5

28579.5/2 = 14289.75

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RAHUL KUMAR   8 years AGO

8468 ÷ 2 = 4234
4234 × 3 = 12702
12702 ÷ 2 = 6351
6351 × 3 = 19053
19053 ÷ 2 = 9526.5
9526.5 × 3 = 28579.5
28579.5 ÷2 = 14289.75

option (1).

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Jaikumar Bhatia   8 years AGO

Alternative numbers are divide by 2 and multiply by 3
a,b,c,... are numbers
a/2=b
b*3=c
c/2=d
and so on ........
8468/2=4234
4234*3=12702
12702/2=6351
6351*3=19053
19053/2=9526.5
9526.5*3=28579.5
28579.5/2=14289.75
Ans is 14289.75
Option is (1)

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