IBEW Aptitude Test Number Sequences and Patterns Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Find the pattern and the next two numbers: 2, 4, 8, 14, 22, ___

Accepted Answer

32, 44

Answer

Differences: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12... Next: 22+10=32, 32+12=44.

Question 2

What is the rule for the sequence: 1, 3, 9, 27, 81?

Accepted Answer

Multiply by 3 each time

Answer

Each term is 3 times the previous: 1×3=3, 3×3=9, 9×3=27, 27×3=81.

Question 3

Complete the pattern: A1, B2, C3, D4, ___

Accepted Answer

E5

Answer

Letters advance alphabetically (A, B, C, D, E) and numbers increase by 1 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Next: E5.

Question 4

Find the missing term: 5, 10, ___, 40, 80, 160

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

Each term doubles: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160. The missing term is 20.

Question 5

What is the next letter: B, D, F, H, ___?

Accepted Answer

J

Answer

These are every other letter of the alphabet, skipping odd positions: B(2), D(4), F(6), H(8), J(10).

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