NNAT Number Series Patterns 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What number comes next in the series? 3, 6, 9, 12, __
- 13
- 14
- 15 (Correct answer)
- 18
Correct answer: 15
Each number increases by 3, so 12 + 3 = 15.
Question 2: What number comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, __
- 18
- 20
- 24
- 32 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 32
Each number is doubled, so 16 × 2 = 32.
Question 3: Find the missing number: 1, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, __
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 6
- 7
- 8
Correct answer: 4
Two alternating sequences are interleaved: odd positions (1, 2, 3, 4) and even positions (3, 4, 5), so the 7th term is 4.
Question 4: What comes next in the pattern? 5, 10, 15, 20, __
- 21
- 23
- 25 (Correct answer)
- 30
Correct answer: 25
Each number increases by 5, so 20 + 5 = 25.
Question 5: What number comes next? 30, 25, 20, 15, __
- 10 (Correct answer)
- 12
- 5
- 8
Correct answer: 10
Each number decreases by 5, so 15 − 5 = 10.
Question 6: Identify the next number: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, __
- 11
- 12
- 13 (Correct answer)
- 16
Correct answer: 13
Each term is the sum of the two preceding terms (Fibonacci sequence): 5 + 8 = 13.
Question 7: What number continues the pattern? 2, 5, 8, 11, __
- 12
- 13
- 14 (Correct answer)
- 15
Correct answer: 14
Each number increases by 3, so 11 + 3 = 14.
NNAT Number Series Patterns 2
What number comes next in the series? 3, 6, 9, 12, __