GCAT Numerical Series Patterns 4

Question 1

Find the next number: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ?

Accepted Answer

22

Answer

The differences are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, so the next difference is 6 and 16 + 6 = 22.

Question 2

What comes next: 256, 64, 16, 4, ?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

Each term is divided by 4, so 4 ÷ 4 = 1.

Question 3

Complete the sequence: 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, ?

Accepted Answer

66

Answer

Each term increases by 11, so 55 + 11 = 66.

Question 4

Find the missing term: 0, 1, 8, 27, 64, ?

Accepted Answer

125

Answer

These are perfect cubes (0³, 1³, 2³, 3³, 4³), so the next is 5³ = 125.

Question 5

What is the next number: 1000, 500, 250, 125, ?

Accepted Answer

62.5

Answer

Each term is halved (divided by 2), so 125 ÷ 2 = 62.5.

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