CCAT Number Series Patterns 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ___
- 72
- 96 (Correct answer)
- 84
- 100
Correct answer: 96
Each term doubles the previous one, so 48 × 2 = 96.
Question 2: What comes next? 100, 91, 83, 76, 70, ___
- 63
- 65 (Correct answer)
- 64
- 66
Correct answer: 65
The differences decrease by 1 each step: −9, −8, −7, −6, −5, so next is 70 − 5 = 65.
Question 3: What comes next? 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ___
- 29
- 33
- 34 (Correct answer)
- 36
Correct answer: 34
This is the Fibonacci sequence where each term is the sum of the two before it: 13 + 21 = 34.
Question 4: What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 35, 55, ___
- 70
- 75
- 80 (Correct answer)
- 85
Correct answer: 80
Differences are +5, +10, +15, +20, +25, so 55 + 25 = 80.
Question 5: What comes next? 729, 243, 81, 27, ___
- 3
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 12
Correct answer: 9
Each term is divided by 3, so 27 ÷ 3 = 9.
Question 6: What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ___
- 42
- 45
- 47
- 49 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 49
These are perfect squares: 2², 3², 4², 5², 6², so next is 7² = 49.
Question 7: What comes next? 1, 4, 13, 40, 121, ___
- 243
- 364 (Correct answer)
- 362
- 366
Correct answer: 364
Each term is multiplied by 3 then 1 is added: 121 × 3 + 1 = 364.
CCAT Number Series Patterns 4
What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ___