Aptitude - Odd Man Out and Series - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Odd Man Out and Series - Find Wrong No. (Q.No. 8)
Directions to Solve
Find out the wrong number in the series.
8.
6, 12, 48, 100, 384, 768, 3072
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Each even term of the series is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 2.
2nd term = (1st term) x 2 = 6 x 2 = 12
4th term = (3rd term) x 2 = 48 x 2 = 96.
6th term = (5th term) x 2 = 384 x 2 =768.
4th term should be 96 instead of 100.
Discussion:
10 comments Page 1 of 1.
Sada said:
7 years ago
Here, 100 is not a multiple of 6.
Shimaz javaid said:
8 years ago
Simplest and correct explanation are other than 100 every term is divisible by 6.
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Vineetha said:
9 years ago
We can easily guess it because, 100 is the only number that is not divisible by 6 in the above series.
Tiyasa Majumdar said:
1 decade ago
The above explanation is wrong but answer is correct.
The logic is:
6*2 = 12.
12*4 = 48.
48*2 = 96.
96*4 = 384.
384*2 = 768.
768*4 = 3072.
So, the odd one is 100.
The logic is:
6*2 = 12.
12*4 = 48.
48*2 = 96.
96*4 = 384.
384*2 = 768.
768*4 = 3072.
So, the odd one is 100.
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Praveen kumar said:
1 decade ago
Sol:1st term into 2; (6*2=12)
2nd term into 4; (12*4=48)
3rd term into 2; (48*2=96)
4th term into 4; (96*4=384)
5th....
6th.... So on
2nd term into 4; (12*4=48)
3rd term into 2; (48*2=96)
4th term into 4; (96*4=384)
5th....
6th.... So on
Ankit said:
1 decade ago
3072/768=4
768/384=2
384/96=4(Here instead of 100, 96 should have been the correct sequence no.)
96/48=2
48/12=4
12/6=2
Remainder is alternatingly 4 & 2
768/384=2
384/96=4(Here instead of 100, 96 should have been the correct sequence no.)
96/48=2
48/12=4
12/6=2
Remainder is alternatingly 4 & 2
Dhanu said:
1 decade ago
7th term = (6th term) * 2 = 768 * 2 = 1536
so above the explanation is wrong coz 7th term not equal to 3072.
so above the explanation is wrong coz 7th term not equal to 3072.
Dhanu said:
1 decade ago
6, 12, 48, 100, 384, 768, 3072.
Divide the num by 2 = 3, 6, 24, 50, 194, 384, 1536 all the number divided by two there is odd.
Divide the number by 3 = 2, 4, 16, 100, 128, 256, 1024 here 100 is not divided by 3.
So 100 is odd.
Divide the num by 2 = 3, 6, 24, 50, 194, 384, 1536 all the number divided by two there is odd.
Divide the number by 3 = 2, 4, 16, 100, 128, 256, 1024 here 100 is not divided by 3.
So 100 is odd.
Kannan.G said:
1 decade ago
Explanation given is not correct because the 7'th term is not equal to 6'th term*2. Think the reason is all the other numbers are multiples of 6 except 100.
Ashik Mohammed Nazar said:
1 decade ago
You can easily guess it because, 100 is the only number that is not divisible by 6 in the above series !!!
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