IBM Number Series Questions and Answers - Interview Preparation MCQ

5
5 x 3 + 6 = 21
21 x 3 + 6 = 69
69 x 3 + 6 = 213
213 x 3 + 6 = 645
645 x 3 + 6 = 1941.
Therefore, the next number in the series is 1941.

496 – 492 = 4 = 22
492 – 483 = 9 = 32
483 – 467 = 16 = 42
So, the next has to be a difference of 25 = 52
467 – 25 = 442
Therefore, the next number in the given series is 442.

If we observe, In 8(97)6 we can have 97- 86 = 11
4(56)5 we can have 56 – 45 = 11
6(75)4 we can have 75 – 64 = 11
So, the difference is 11.
? – 78 = 11
Hence, ? = 78+11 = 89

This is a simple division series; each number is one-half of the previous number. In other terms to say, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next result.

2
2/2 = 1
1/2 = 1/2
(1/2)/2 = 1/4
(1/4)/2 = 1/8
So, ? is (1/8).

However, In this simple addition series, each number increases by 0.8.

If you observe, Each number is 35 less than the previous number.

In this sequence, there is a combination of two given series:
I. 31, 41, 52, 61, 71 and II. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Here, the pattern in I is + 10
Therefore, 52 is wrong and should be replaced by the previous number 41+10 = 51.

The sequence is a combination of the following two series:
I. 10, 19, 39, 73, and II. 5, 12, 26, 54
The pattern in I becomes + 9, + 18, + 36
According to the series, 37 is the correct number.
Hence, 39 is the wrong number

Given 1, 125, 729, 2177
Let’s assume 1 = 13 , 125 = 53, 729 = 93.
However, the number difference is 40
So, the next number would be 133= 2197
Therefore, 2177 is wrong.

1023 – 36 = 987
987 – 72 = 915
915 – 108 = 807
807 – 144 = 663

460*(1/5) = 92
92*(2/5) = 36.8
36.8*(3/5) = 22.08
22.08*(4/5) = 17.664

8*(1/2) = 4
4*(1) = 4
4*(3/2) = 6
6*(2) = 12
12*(5/2) = 30

15×2 – 8 = 22
22×4 – 16 = 72
72×8 – 24 = 552
552×16 – 32 = 8800

69 + (12*69/100) = 69 + 8.28 = 77.28
77.28 + (12*77.28/100) = 77.28 + 9.27 = 86.55
86.55 + (12*86.55/100) = 86.55 +10.386 = 96.936
96.936 + 11.632 = 108.568

980/7 + 7 = 147
147/7 +7 = 28
28/7 + 7 = 11
11/7 + 7 = 8.57
8.57 /7 +7 = 8.224