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The document discusses different types of number series questions including prime number series, multiplication series, and difference series. It provides examples of each type of series and the step-by-step workings to find the next number in the series.

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General Mental Ability Series

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Series
Prime Number Series
Example 1. 4, 9, 25, 49, 121, 169,
(a)
324
(b)
289
(c)
225
(d)
196
Solution.
(b) The given series is a consecutive square of prime number series. The next
prime number is 289.
Example 2. 5, 7, 13, 23,
(a)
25
(b)
27
(c)
29
(d)
41
Solution.
(d) The difference between prime numbers is increasing. 7 is next prime to 5; 13 is
second to next prime to 7; 23 is third to next to 13. Hence, next should be fourth to
next prime to 23. Hence, required number is 41.

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Multiplication Series

Example 3. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 256


(a)
96
(b)
98
(c)
86
(d)
106
Solution.
(a)
The numbers are multiplied by 2 to get the next number.
64 2 = 128
Example 4. 5, 20, 80, 320, 1280
(a)
5120
(b)
5220
(c)
4860
(d)
3642
Solution.
(a)
The numbers are multiplied by 4 to get the next number.
1280 4
= 5120

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Difference Series
Example 5. 3,6,9,12,15,. 21
(a)
16
(b)
17
(c)
20
(d)
18
Solution.
(d)
The difference between the numbers is 3.
15 + 3 = 18

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