NIELIT 2016 DEC Scientist B - Section A: 24

Question

In the following questions, one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the wrong term.

$52,51, 48, 43, 34, 27, 16$

• A. $51$
• B. $48$
• C. $34$
• D. $43$

Answer 1

The series follows the following pattern:

• $52-1=51$
• $51-3=48$
• $48-5=43$
• $43-7=36$
• $36-9=27$
• $27-11=16$

So, $34$ is wrong in given series.

correct series will be $52,51,48,43,36,27,16$,(Subtract $1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11$ from successive numbers.)