Wonderlic Personnel Test Number Series 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What number comes next: 4, 9, 19, 39, ?
- 79 (Correct answer)
- 78
- 59
- 80
Correct answer: 79
Each term doubles then plus 1, so 39 × 2 + 1 = 79.
Question 2: What number comes next: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ?
- 11
- 12
- 13 (Correct answer)
- 10
Correct answer: 13
This is the Fibonacci sequence, so 5 + 8 = 13.
Question 3: What number comes next: 50, 47, 44, 41, ?
- 39
- 37
- 38 (Correct answer)
- 40
Correct answer: 38
Each term decreases by 3, so 41 − 3 = 38.
Question 4: What number comes next: 2, 6, 18, 54, ?
- 108
- 162 (Correct answer)
- 150
- 144
Correct answer: 162
Each term is multiplied by 3, so 54 × 3 = 162.
Question 5: What number comes next: 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, ?
- 29 (Correct answer)
- 27
- 25
- 30
Correct answer: 29
Each term is the sum of the two before it, so 11 + 18 = 29.
Question 6: What number comes next: 64, 32, 16, 8, ?
- 2
- 6
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
Correct answer: 4
Each term is halved, so 8 ÷ 2 = 4.
Question 7: What number comes next: 10, 12, 16, 22, ?
- 28
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 32
- 26
Correct answer: 30
The differences increase by 2 (2, 4, 6, 8), so 22 + 8 = 30.
Wonderlic Personnel Test Number Series 3
What number comes next: 4, 9, 19, 39, ?