Mathematical Reasoning Questions - Set 1

Mathematical Reasoning Questions - Set 1


1. Have a look at the series: 4, 7, 5, 8, 6, 9, ….., ... What number should come next?

a) 7
b) 9
c) 10
d) 13

2. Have a look at the series: 26, 24, 20, 18, 14, ... What number should come next?

a) 10
b) 12
c) 13
d) 16

3. Have a look at the series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?

a) (1/3)
b) (1/8)
c) (2/8)
d) (1/16)

4. Have a look at the series: 17, 20, 18, 21, 19, 22, ... What number should come next?

a) 17
b) 20
c) 25
d) 23

5. Have a look at the series: 40, 36, 34, 30, 28, ... What number should come next?

a) 20
b) 22
c) 24
d) 26

6. Look at this series: 42, 41, 43, 42, 44, 43, ... What number should come next?

a) 42
b) 44
c) 45
d) 46

7. Have a look at the series: 50, 50, 35, 35, 20, 20, ... What number should come next?

a) 5
b) 15
c) 45
d) 65

8. Have a look at the series: 62 60 58 55 53 51 48 …  What number should come next?

a) 45 42
b) 46 43
c) 46 44
d) 45 43

9. Have a look at the series: 76 71 69 64 62 57 55 .. ..What number should come next?

a) 53 51
b) 50 45
c) 53 48
d) 50 48

10. Have a look at the series: 15, 30, 22, 44, 36, 72, ... What number should come next?
a) 64
b) 76
c) 126
d) 144

11. Have a look at the series: 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ... What number should come next?

a) 21
b) 22
c) 23
d) 24

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