Verbal Reasoning - Series Completion - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Series Completion - Section 3 (Q.No. 28)
Directions to Solve

In this type of questions, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.


28.
380, 188, 92, 48, 20, 8, 2
8
20
48
188
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The correct pattern is - 192, - 96, - 48, - 24, - 12, - 6.

So, 48 is wrong and must be replaced by (92 - 48) i.e. 44.

Discussion:
2 comments Page 1 of 1.

Tousif said:   5 years ago
Option C 48 is the right one.
380/2 = 190 - 2 = 188.
188/2 = 94 - 2 = 92,
92/2 = 46 - 2 = 44,
44/2 = 22 -2 = 20,
20/2=10 - 2 = 8,
8/2 = 4 - 2 = 2.

Riri said:   7 years ago
Can someone explain this?

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