EDPT Number Sequence Patterns 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Find the missing number: 4, ___, 16, 32, 64?
- 6
- 7
- 8 (Correct answer)
- 10
Correct answer: 8
The sequence doubles each time, so 4 × 2 = 8.
Question 2: What continues the sequence: 1, 3, 7, 13, 21, ___?
- 27
- 29
- 31 (Correct answer)
- 33
Correct answer: 31
The differences between terms increase by 2 each time (2, 4, 6, 8, 10), so 21 + 10 = 31.
Question 3: Which number is next: 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, ___?
- 12
- 14
- 16 (Correct answer)
- 18
Correct answer: 16
Each term is multiplied by 2, so 8 × 2 = 16.
Question 4: Complete the sequence: 120, 60, 30, 15, ___?
- 5
- 6
- 7.5 (Correct answer)
- 8
Correct answer: 7.5
Each term is halved, so 15 ÷ 2 = 7.5.
Question 5: What is the next number: 6, 11, 17, 24, 32, ___?
- 38
- 40
- 41 (Correct answer)
- 42
Correct answer: 41
The differences increase by 1 each step (5, 6, 7, 8, 9), so 32 + 9 = 41.
Question 6: Identify the missing value: 5, 25, 125, ___, 3125?
- 250
- 500
- 525
- 625 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 625
Each term is multiplied by 5, so 125 × 5 = 625.
Question 7: What comes next: 200, 180, 162, 145.8, ___?
- 129
- 131.2
- 131.22 (Correct answer)
- 135
Correct answer: 131.22
Each term is multiplied by 0.9, so 145.8 × 0.9 = 131.22.
Find the missing number: 4, ___, 16, 32, 64?