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This document contains 10 word problems involving identifying the next number in a series. For each problem, there are 4 multiple choice answers to choose from. The document also provides the answer and an explanation for each problem. The overall pattern is that the series involve different types of patterns like addition, subtraction, repetition, and interpolation of random numbers. Identifying these patterns is necessary to determine the next number in the series.

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A. B. C. D. A. B. C. D. A. B. C. D. A. B. C. D. Answer & Explanation

This document contains 10 word problems involving identifying the next number in a series. For each problem, there are 4 multiple choice answers to choose from. The document also provides the answer and an explanation for each problem. The overall pattern is that the series involve different types of patterns like addition, subtraction, repetition, and interpolation of random numbers. Identifying these patterns is necessary to determine the next number in the series.

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Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ... What number should come next?

A.20 B. 25
C.30 D. 50
Look at this series: 2, 6, 18, 54, ... What number should come next?
A.108 B. 148
C.162 D. 216
Look at this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, ... What number should come next?
A.3 B. 3.3
C.3.5 D. 3.6
Look at this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number should come next?
A.128 B. 226
C.324 D. 429
D

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
8 x 1 - 2 = 6
6 x 2 - 3 = 9
9 x 3 - 4 = 23
23 x 4 - 5 = 87
87 x 5 - 6 = 429 ...
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Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ... What number should come next?
A.20 B. 25
C.30 D. 50
A

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
This is an alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 10 is subtracted
from each number to arrive at the next. In the second, 5 is added to each number to arrive at
the next.
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Look at this series: 21, 9, 21, 11, 21, 13, 21, ... What number should come next?
A.14 B. 15
C.21 D. 23
B

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
In this alternating repetition series, the random number 21 is interpolated every other number
into an otherwise simple addition series that increases by 2, beginning with the number 9.
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7. Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next?
A. 26 B. 28
C. 30 D. 32
B

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Look at this series: 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, ... What number should come next?
A.7
Look at this series: 8, 22, 8, 28, 8, ... What number should come next?
A.9 B. 29
C.32 D. 34
D

Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
This is a simple addition series with a random number, 8, interpolated as every other number.
In the series, 6 is added to each number except 8, to arrive at the next number.
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10. Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, ... What number should come next?
A.15 B. 14
C.13 D. 12
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10. Look at this series: 31, 29, 24, 22, 17, ... What
number should come next?
A. 15 B. 14
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