Numerical Reasoning Questions and Answers


176)

Identify the missing number.

41          44                         72          78
36          66                         62           ?

 


Answer: B

Explanation: The numbers on the right are ((n * 2) - 10) where n is the number in the corresponding position on the left. Therefore the answer must be ((66 * 2) - 10) = 122.

177)

Identify the missing number.

7            8                          20           1
5            6                           2            ?

 


Answer: A 

Explanation: The numbers on the left adds up to 26. The answer must be 3 to make the numbers on the right add up to 26.

178)

Identify the missing number.

4           14                         11          31
35          26                         73           ?

 


Answer: D

Explanation: The numbers on the right are ((n * 2) + 3) where n is the number in the corresponding position on the left. Therefore the answer must be ((26 * 2) + 3) = 55.

179)

Identify the missing number.

7            4                          49          16
5            6                          25           ?

 


Answer: B

Explanation: The numbers  on the right are the squares of those in the corresponding positions on the left. 7/49, 4/16, 5/25. Therefore the answer must be 36 which is the square of 6.

180)

Identify the missing number within the series.

20, 30, 25, 35, ?, 40


Answer :D

Explanation: There are two number series here, the first is 20, 25, 30 and the second is 30, 35, 40. Signs that you need to consider two series are firstly six or more numbers and secondly, numbers in the series do not all increase or decrease.