Logical Reasoning - Number Series - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Number Series - Type 2 (Q.No. 7)
Directions to Solve
Look carefully for the pattern, and then choose which pair of numbers comes next.

7.
17 17 34 20 20 31 23
26 23
34 20
23 33
27 28
23 28
Answer: Option
Explanation:
This is an alternating subtraction series with repetition. There are two different patterns here. In the first, a number repeats itself; then 3 is added to that number to arrive at the next number, which also repeats. This gives the series 17, 17, 20, 20, 23, and so on. Every third number follows a second pattern, in which 3 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next: 34, 31, 28.
Discussion:
33 comments Page 2 of 4.

Satheeshkumar said:   9 years ago
17 + 3 = 20,
17 + 3 = 20,
34 - 3 = 31,
17 + 6 = 23,
17 + 6 = 23,
34 - 6 = 28.
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Rohit said:   9 years ago
Very nice trick @Priyanka.
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Shreshth said:   1 decade ago
Nice Priyanka....
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Priyanka said:   1 decade ago
Ohhhhho very simple Technique : Take two series like as:

1st series: 17,17....20,20.... nw 23,23..... that means add +3
2nd series: 34....... 31.... now 28... that means subtract -3

Simple combination of two series....

So ans will be 23,28.
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Vamsimohan said:   1 decade ago
@Rajanna nice explanation..
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Keerthi said:   1 decade ago
17+3=20 20+3=23 17,20,23 add +3
34-3=31 31-3=28 34,31,28 are sub -3
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PANERI RIYA R said:   10 years ago
17 17, 17, 20, 20 differences between 3 20+3 = 23.

2 34, 31 difference between 31-3 = 28 answer 23 28.

Nabin said:   8 years ago
Good explanation @Priyanka

Dinesh said:   8 years ago
@Sreekanth.

Nice Explanation.

Somasaikiran said:   9 years ago
first of all the given sequence is;

17 17 34 20 20 31 23.

Take 17 17 as series 1,
Take 31 as a series 2,
First add 3 to 17 17+3=20 for series 1,
And then sub 3 from 34 in series 34-3=31.


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