Question
In each of the following number series, one term is missing. Find the missing term. 50, 45, 39, 32, ?, 15
Solution
Pattern is subtracting consecutive numbers: 50 - 5 = 45 45 - 6 = 39 39 - 7 = 32 32 - 8 = 24 24 - 9 = 15 Hence, the missing term is 24.
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