FBAT Number Series and Patterns 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the missing number? 4, 8, 16, ___, 64
- 24
- 28
- 32 (Correct answer)
- 36
Correct answer: 32
Each term doubles; 16 × 2 = 32.
Question 2: What comes next: 10, 20, 30, 40, ___?
- 45
- 48
- 50 (Correct answer)
- 55
Correct answer: 50
The series increases by 10 each time; 40 + 10 = 50.
Question 3: What is the missing number? 120, 60, 30, ___, 7.5
- 12
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 18
- 20
Correct answer: 15
Each term is divided by 2; 30 ÷ 2 = 15.
Question 4: What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, ___?
- 15
- 16
- 17 (Correct answer)
- 18
Correct answer: 17
Differences between terms are 1, 2, 3, 4, so the next difference is 5; 12 + 5 = 17.
Question 5: What is the missing number? 6, 12, 18, 24, ___
- 28
- 29
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 32
Correct answer: 30
The series increases by 6 each time (multiples of 6); 24 + 6 = 30.
Question 6: What comes next: 256, 64, 16, 4, ___?
- 1 (Correct answer)
- 2
- 3
- 4
Correct answer: 1
Each term is divided by 4; 4 ÷ 4 = 1.
FBAT Number Series and Patterns 3
What is the missing number? 4, 8, 16, ___, 64