CAT Questions

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Here the given series is 1, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ??,

and the logic behind the series is

1 x 2 + 1 = 3

3 x 2 + 0 = 6

6 x 2 + (-1) = 11

11 x 2 + (-2) = 20

20 x 2 + (-3) = 37

37 x 2 + (-4) = 70

Hence, the next number in the given series is 70.

4       30       ?     1440       7195      71940

Here the given series follows a pattern of

4

4 x 10 - 10 = 30

30 x 5 - 5  = 145

145 x 10 - 10 = 1440

1440 x 5 - 5 = 7195

7195 x 10 - 10 = 71940

Hence, the missing number is 145

given

 48?+32?= 320 

=> 6?+4?=40

Now squaring on both sides

=> 36 x ? + 16 x ? + 48 x ? = 1600

=> 100 x ? = 1600

=>  ? = 16

The Given number series 3, 6.5, 14, 29, 64, 136 follows a pattern that

3

3 x 2 + 0.5 = 6.5

6.5 x 2 + 1 = 14

14 x 2 + 2 = 30 ≠29

30 x 2 + 4 = 64

64 x 2 + 8 = 136

Thus the wrong number in the series is 29

the next 2 number in series we need to divide the series into 2 different series

First series : 4 , 6, 12, 30 ??

Second Series : 12,18,26, ??

So we need to see for the pattern for those series in order to find the next two number , we can do this by finding the difference or division , multiplication logic whatever may apply :

• Pattern of Series 1 :

6 divide 4 : 1.5

Next number i.e 12 divided by 6=2

Next number i.e 30 divided by 12 =2.5

So series is going in multiples of 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 , so on

So first series will look like

4 , 6, 12, 30, 30x3 =90

• Pattern of Series 2 : 12,18,26, ??

Its simple Adding numbers with iterative logic (i.e 6, 8, then followed by 10, 12)

Series will be like 12,18,26,36.

For the next two numbers : Series will be like 4, 12, 6, 18, 12, 26, 30, 36, 90

The given names will be arranged in the alphabetical order as : Mahender, Mahendra, Mahinder, Mahindra, Mohinder. Clearly, 'Mohinder' comes last.

The given number series follows the pattern that,

24×0 + 4  = 4  

4×1  + 9   = 13

13×2 + 16 = 42

42×3 + 25  = 151

151×4 + 36 =  640

Therefore, the odd number in the given series is 41