Logical Reasoning - Number Series - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Number Series - Type 2 (Q.No. 9)
Directions to Solve
Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.

9.
21 25 18 29 33 18
43 18
41 44
37 18
37 41
38 41
Answer: Option
Explanation:
This is a simple addition series with a random number, 18, interpolated as every third number. In the series, 4 is added to each number except 18, to arrive at the next number.
Discussion:
34 comments Page 1 of 4.

Devraj said:   1 decade ago
I don't get the explanation.

Namratha nayak said:   1 decade ago
In the above series 18 is interpolated as 3rd number. ie., after 21 25 and 29 33.

4 is added to each number to get teh next number. Ie., 21+4=25 (21 25)
25+4=29
29+4=33 (29 33)

Add 4 to 33
33+4=37
37+4=41 (37 41)

I hope this is clear!

Vijay said:   1 decade ago
21+4=25---25,18
25+4=29---29,18
29+4=33---33,18
33+4=37---37,18

So the answer is 37,18 that's it

HEMA URS said:   1 decade ago
21+4=25 (21,25)
SKIP 18
25+4=29 (25,18,29)
29+4=33 (29,33)
SKIP 18
33+4=37 (33,18,37)
37+4=41 (37,41)
SKIP 18
41+4=45 (41,18,45)
45+4=49 (45,49)
SKIP 18 N SO ON
SO THE FINAL SERIES WILL BE 21,25,18,29,33,18,37,41,18........
SO THE ANSWER IS 37,41

Prasanthi said:   1 decade ago
Thank you Namratha and Hema for the explanations.

Sarmistha said:   1 decade ago
21+18=39 39-10=29
25+18=43 43-10=33
18 is interpolated as every third number,so the changed numbers should be after 18
the series 21 25 18 29 33 18
now, 29+18=47 47-10=37
33+18=51 51-10=41 so the next numbers -- 37 41
series -- 21 25 18 29 33 18 37 41

Mahendra said:   1 decade ago
Vijay sir 18 is on the third place in series that's why answer is 37, 41. Please mind it.

Sunny said:   1 decade ago
21 25 18 29 33 18..

In this series we see that 18 is repeated.

So keep 18 aside for some time.

So the series will be - 21, 25, 29, 33.

Now if you look closely the sequence progresses by 4 so in other words it is - 21+4 = 25, 25+4 = 29, 29+4 = 33.

So the next two numbers are 33+4 = 37 and 37+4 = 41.

(IMPORTANT: If in case they wanted the third number then it would have been 18 and not 45 as 18 is repeated after every 2 numbers.)

Dhiraj Bansal said:   1 decade ago
21 25 18 29 33 18...

In this series we see that 18 is repeated.

So keep 18 aside for some time.

So now series is : 21 25 29 33...

As we are observing difference of 4.

So now the next number is 37.

21 25 18 29 33 18 37 41 18...

So the correct answer is D: 37 41.

Sravani mantripragada said:   10 years ago
It is shown that 18 is at 3rd position in series 37, 18 (wrong because there 18 is not in the 3rd position) hence 37+4 = 41.

Hope understand!


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