📢 Too many exams? Don’t know which one suits you best? Book Your Free Expert 👉 call Now!

  • google app store apple app store
  • ✖

      Question

      In each of the following questions, one number in the

      series does not follow the pattern of the others. Identify that wrong number in the series. 4, 9, 19, 39, 80, 159, 319
      A 159 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B 319 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C 80 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D 19 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Check the pattern of multiplication and addition: 4 × 2 + 1 = 9 9 × 2 + 1 = 19 19 × 2 + 1 = 39 39 × 2 + 1 = 79 (but the series has 80) 79 × 2 + 1 = 159 159 × 2 + 1 = 319 So, instead of 79, we have 80 in the series. Therefore, 80 is the wrong number.

      Practice Next
      ask-question