Aptitude - Odd Man Out and Series - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Odd Man Out and Series - Pick Wrong No. (Q.No. 1)
Directions to Solve
Find out the wrong number in the given sequence of numbers.
1.
582, 605, 588, 611, 634, 617, 600
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Alternatively 23 is added and 17 is subtracted from the terms. So, 634 is wrong.
Discussion:
40 comments Page 2 of 4.
Gorakh said:
1 decade ago
Agree with shashank.
Sammi said:
1 decade ago
600 +17
617 +17
634 -23
611 -23
588 +17
605 +17
582
If we consider, +17 added twice then -23, it makes sence so 582 should be the answer
617 +17
634 -23
611 -23
588 +17
605 +17
582
If we consider, +17 added twice then -23, it makes sence so 582 should be the answer
Rekha said:
1 decade ago
I am not clear about the explanation given by shashank.
Mukesh said:
1 decade ago
Hi Rekha,
582, 605, 588, 611, 634, 617, 600
If you look into the question you can break the series in two parts...
1. 582,588,634,600
2. 605,611,617
By adding 6 in each of the first number of series you will get the odd one as 634.
582, 605, 588, 611, 634, 617, 600
If you look into the question you can break the series in two parts...
1. 582,588,634,600
2. 605,611,617
By adding 6 in each of the first number of series you will get the odd one as 634.
Sonutalwani said:
1 decade ago
582+23=605.
605-17=588.
588+23=611.
611-17=594 => 634 is wrong answer.
594+23=617.
617-17=600.
605-17=588.
588+23=611.
611-17=594 => 634 is wrong answer.
594+23=617.
617-17=600.
Vignesh said:
1 decade ago
582+6 = 588.
605+6 = 611.
588+6 = 594(but the given answer is 634).
611+6 = 617.
594+6 = 600.
605+6 = 611.
588+6 = 594(but the given answer is 634).
611+6 = 617.
594+6 = 600.
Deepika said:
1 decade ago
@Ansar 634+23 is not equal to 617.
Bharath said:
1 decade ago
@Sammi. Cool reason. Apparently the world sees these things differently. You can come up with many approaches for the same problem but its safe to stick with the ones that are quite obvious.
FYI, approaching a sequence in reverse might not be so obvious. Instead, look for the trend in numbers and try and picture them on a graph.
FYI, approaching a sequence in reverse might not be so obvious. Instead, look for the trend in numbers and try and picture them on a graph.
Tushar said:
1 decade ago
@Shashank why you take 6 please tell me?
Saptarshi Nag said:
1 decade ago
If the given explanation is assumed right then the sequence comes like 23, -17, 23, 23, -17, -17. In this case I think that also 600 is odd one.
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