What number should come next

What number should come next

“ANY number can be the next term in the usually given set of terms.

[…]

Theoretically there are many possibilities. So some understanding is essentially either implied or needed in connection with the question:

What is the Next Term?”

– Prof. R. C. Gupta.

(“On Finding the Next Term”.)

 

Find the next term in the following series:-

1) 55, 25, 10, __

A) 1

B) 0

C) 5

D) 10

 

2) 36, 28, 24, 22, __

A) 20

B) 21

C) 22

D) 24

 

3) 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, __

A) 25

B) 26

C) 24

D) 22

 

4) 5953745024, 953745024, 95374502, __

A) 9537452

B) 9374502

C) 5937450

D) 5374502

 

5) 9, 11, 23, 13, 15, 23, 17, __

A) 21

B) 20

C) 33

D) 19

 

6) 7, 11, 17, 11, 12, 17, 15, __

A) 11

B) 14

C) 13

D) 12

 

7) 1, 2, 4, 10, 16, 40, 64, __

A) 100

B) 200

C) 245

D) 123

 

8) 5, 9, 16, 29, 54, __

A) 122

B) 103

C) 133

D) 111

 

9) 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, __

A) 22

B) 26

C) 24

D) 23

 

10) 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, __

A) 22

B) 27

C) 29

D) 31

 

11) 1, 8, 9, 64, 25, __

A) 234

B) 216

C) 125

D) 218

 

12) 1, 5, 13, 25, __

A) 32

B) 40

C) 41

D) 37

 

13) 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, __

A) 240

B) 336

C) 322

D) 334

 

14) 3, 10, 101, __

A) 10101

B) 10301

C) 10201

D) 10202

 

15) 9, 27, 31,155, 161, 1127, __

A) 222

B) 1128

C) 1135

D) 2241

 

16) 88, 48, 24, __

A) 14

B) 8

C) 4

D) 12

 

17) 20, 100, 200, 320, __

A) 420

B) 400

C) 460

D) 520

 

18) 1, 3, 11, 29, __

A) 31

B) 61

C) 41

D) 37

 

19) 1, 1, 2, 6, __

A) 8

B) 12

C) 24

D) 10

 

20) 2, 4, 8, 32, __

A) 36

B) 64

C) 256

D) 96

 

Answers:

1) B 2) B 3) A 4) D 5) D 6) C 7) B 8) B 9) B 1০) B 11) B 12) C 13) B 14) D 15) C 16) B 17) C 18) B 19) C 20) C