In each series, look for the degree and direction of change between the numbers. In other words, do the numbers increase or decrease, and by how much
Look at this series: 80, 10, 70, 15, 60, ... What number should come next?
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
This is an alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 10 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next. In the second, 5 is added to each number to arrive at the next.
Look at this series: 2, 6, 18, 54, ... What number should come next?
Answer: Option D
This is a simple multiplication series. Each number is 3 times more than the previous number.
Look at this series: 5.2, 4.8, 4.4, 4, ... What number should come next?
Answer: Option E
In this simple subtraction series, each number decreases by 0.4.
Look at this series: 8, 6, 9, 23, 87 , ... What number should come next?
8 x 1 - 2 = 6 6 x 2 - 3 = 9 9 x 3 - 4 = 23 23 x 4 - 5 = 87 87 x 5 - 6 = 429 ...
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