Aptitude - Odd Man Out and Series - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Odd Man Out and Series - Pick Wrong No. (Q.No. 9)
Directions to Solve
Find out the wrong number in the given sequence of numbers.
9.
5, 16, 6, 16, 7, 16, 9
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Terms at odd places are 5, 6, 7, 8 etc. and each term at even place is 16.
So, 9 is wrong.
Discussion:
14 comments Page 1 of 2.
Harsh said:
1 decade ago
I didn't get it. Can anyone explain?
Suganya said:
1 decade ago
Please explain in detail.
Sundar said:
1 decade ago
Remove all "16" from the given series. Then watch the series carefully.
5, (16) 6, (16) 7, (16) 9
5...6...7... next should be 8 not 9.
Therefore, 9 is the odd-man in the given series.
5, (16) 6, (16) 7, (16) 9
5...6...7... next should be 8 not 9.
Therefore, 9 is the odd-man in the given series.
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Raman said:
1 decade ago
Hey you can also get solution like if you subtract each number by sequence the difference would be either 10 or 11 but when you subtract 16 with 9 the difference is 7.
Chaitanya said:
1 decade ago
Terms at odd places are 5, 6, 7, 9 etc. and each term at even place is 16.Here 5,7,9 are odd but 6 is even.
So, 6 is wrong.
So, 6 is wrong.
Tarun Teja said:
1 decade ago
Terms 5,16,6,16,7,16,9
as that check out every odd places increasing by 1 (5,6,7..)
the next number should be 8 ...so instead of 8 they had given 9 so,by this we can pick 9 as odd number out from the given series
as that check out every odd places increasing by 1 (5,6,7..)
the next number should be 8 ...so instead of 8 they had given 9 so,by this we can pick 9 as odd number out from the given series
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Suja said:
1 decade ago
Here 6 is also can be taken as the wrong answer as there are only odd numbers 5, 7, 9. Then how can we predict only 9 is the wrong answer?
Could anybody explain me?
Could anybody explain me?
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Rajeshree said:
9 years ago
I didn't get it. Please help by giving the easy solution.
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N Ashfaq aasim said:
8 years ago
Thank you for explaining the answer.
Vijay said:
7 years ago
6 can be an answer because except 6 remaining are prime after removing 16.
Am I right?
Am I right?
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