Logical Reasoning - Number Series - Discussion
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Read more:"Love is like a war, Easy to begin Hard to end."
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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
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Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next? |
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22 | [B]. |
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25 | [D]. |
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted, then 2 is added, and so on.
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Abhiram said:
(Sun, Oct 10, 2010 12:47:05 AM)
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Another way to solve problem:
Sum alternatively it will get
22 + 1 = 23
23 + 1 = 24
21 + 1 = 22
22 + 1 = 23
so
24 + 1 = 25. |
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Pundik Vinayak said:
(Wed, Aug 31, 2011 11:58:26 PM)
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Here there is two no series following.
22 23 24 25 26 27.
21 22 23 24 25 26. |
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Santhikannan said:
(Fri, Dec 2, 2011 02:53:55 PM)
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22-1=21
21+2=23
23-1=22
22+2=24
24-1=23
23+2=25
(Therefor 23+2=25) |
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Vishal said:
(Sat, Feb 18, 2012 04:18:06 PM)
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We can see in in the pair of two number ...
(A)22 & 21
(B)23 & 22
(C)24 & 23
Answer in the series is (D) 25 & 24 |
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Dipti said:
(Tue, Mar 26, 2013 01:26:07 PM)
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22-1=21.
21+2=23.
23-1=22.
22+2=24.
24-1=23.
23+2=25.
Hence answer =25. |
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Mahantesh said:
(Tue, Apr 16, 2013 01:15:04 PM)
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It is 1 and -2 series 22-21 = 1, 21-23 = -2 and so on
22-21 = 1
21-23 = -2
23-22 = 1
22-24 = -2
24-23 = 1
23-25 = -2
Answer is 25. |
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