Verbal Reasoning - Series Completion - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Series Completion - Section 3 (Q.No. 5)
Directions to Solve

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


5.
3, 4, 10, 32, 136, 685, 4116
10
32
136
4116
Answer: Option
Explanation:

The correct pattern is x 1 + 1, x 2 + 2, x 3 + 3, x 4 + 4,.....

So, 32 is wrong and must be replaced by (10 x 3 + 3) i.e. 33.

Discussion:
2 comments Page 1 of 1.

Ayan kumar said:   1 decade ago
3*1+1=4
4*2+2=10
10*3+3=33
But there is 32 in series so 32 is wrong answer.
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Sudhir chaudhary Nepal said:   2 years ago
3 x 1 + 1 = 4,
4 x 2 + 2 = 10,
10 x 3 + 3 = 33,
33 x 4 + 4 = 136,
136 x 5 + 5 = 685,
685 x 6 + 6 = 4116.

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