Logical Reasoning - Number Series - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Number Series - Type 1 (Q.No. 1)
Directions to Solve
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
1.
Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
This is a simple division series; each number is one-half of the previous number.
In other terms to say, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next result.
4/2 = 2 2/2 = 1 1/2 = 1/2 (1/2)/2 = 1/4 (1/4)/2 = 1/8 and so on.
Discussion:
200 comments Page 9 of 20.
Payal said:
1 decade ago
Thanks your explanation was really nice.
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Parveen said:
1 decade ago
I am bit confuse, regarding Reasoning. Get to how to do it all this, and about reasoning.
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Balram Doriya said:
5 years ago
Good explanation. Thanks all.
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Kiki said:
5 years ago
Thank you for explaining.
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Harikaran said:
2 years ago
Option B is the correct answer.
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Nhial D said:
2 years ago
The correct answer is B.
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Ch Saraswathi said:
6 months ago
B is the correct answer.
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PABITRA SAMANTA said:
4 months ago
Yes, the answer is B.
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Vaishnavi B said:
4 weeks ago
Agree, B is the correct Option.
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Deepa singh said:
1 decade ago
You can solve puzzle in news paper first you will confuse how can you solve but you try it again and again than you became in practice and you can solve it.
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