Number Series Look at this series: 2, 1, (1/2), (1/4), ... What number should come next? (1/3) (1/8) (2/8) (1/16) (1/3) (1/8) (2/8) (1/16) ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP 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.
Number Series Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next? 10 13 7 12 10 13 7 12 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 3 is added; in the second, 2 is subtracted.
Number Series Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ... What number should come next? 26 22 20 23 26 22 20 23 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP This is an alternating number subtraction series. First, 2 is subtracted, then 4, then 2, and so on.
Number Series Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ... What number should come next? 22 25 24 26 22 25 24 26 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted, then 2 is added, and so on.
Number Series Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next? 14 27 12 53 14 27 12 53 ANSWER EXPLANATION DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at the next number.