How To Solve Number Series Problems

How To Solve Number Series Problems
TWO KINDS OF SERIES ARE ASKED IN THE EXAMINATION.
1. Based on numbers
2. Based on alphabets.
Step 1:
Observer are there any familier numbers in the given series. Familier numbers are primes numbers,
perfect squares, cubes .. which are easy to identify.
Step 2:
Calculate the differences between the numbers. Observe the pattern in the differences. If the differences
are growing rapidly it might be a square series, cube series, or multiplicative series. If the numbers are
growing slowly it is an addition or subtraction series.
If the differences are not having any pattern then
1. It might be a double or triple series. Here every alternate number or every 3rd number form a series 2.
It might be a sum or average series. Here sum of two consecutive numbers gives 3rd number. or average
of first two numbers give next number
Step 3: Sometimes number will be multiplied and will be added another number So we need to check
those patterns
TYPES :
1. Prime number Series :
Example (1) : 2,3,5,7,11,13, ...........
Answer :
The given series is prime number series . The next prime number is 17.
Example (2) :2,5,11,17,23,...........41.
Answer:
The prime numbers are written alternately.

2. Difference Series:
Example (1): 2,5,8,11,14,17,...........,23.
Answer:
The difference between the numbers is 3. (17+3 = 20)
Example (2): 45,38,31,24,17,...........,3.
Answer:
The difference between the numbers is 7. (17-7=10).
3. Multiplication Series:
Example (1) : 2,6,18,54,162,.........,1458.
Answer:
The numbers are multiplied by 3 to get next number. (162x3 = 486).
Example: (2) : 3,12,48,192,............,3072.
Answer :
The numbers are multiplied by 4 to get the next number. (192x4 =768).
4. Division Series:
Example (1): 720, 120, 24, .........,2,1
Answer:
720/6=120, 120/5=24, 24/4=6, 6/3=2, 2/2=1
Example (2) : 32, 48, 72, 108, .........., 243.
Answer:
2. Number x 3/2= next number. 32x3/2=48, 48x3/2=72, 72x3/2=108,108x3/2=162
5. n 2 Series:
Example(1) : 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ......., 49
Answer:
The series is 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, .... The next number is 62=36;
Example (2) : 0, 4, 16, 36, 64, ........ 144.
Answer :
The series is 02, 22, 42, 62, etc. The next number is 102=100.
6. n 2 −1 Series :
Example : 0, 3, 8, 15, 24,35, 48, ..........,
Answer :
The series is 12-1, 22-1, 32-1 etc. The next number is 82-1=63.
Another logic : Difference between numbers is 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 etc.
The next number is (48+15=63).
7. n 2 +1 Series :
Example : 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, .........., 65.
Answer :
The series is 12+1, 22+1, 32+1 etc. The next number is 72+1=50.
8. n 2 +n Series (or) n 2 −n Series :

Example : 2, 6, 12, 20, ............, 42.
Answer :
The series is 12+1, 22+2, 32+3, 42+4 etc. The next number = 52+5=30.
Another Logic : The series is 1x2, 2x3, 3x4, 4x5, The next number is 5x6=30.
Another Logic : The series is 22-2, 32-3, 42-4, 52-5, The next number is 62-6=30.
9. n 3 Series :
Example : 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, ......... .
Answer :
The series is 13, 23, 33, etc. The missing number is 73=343.
10. n 3 +n Series :
Example : 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, 217, 344, ...........
Answer :
The series is 13+1, 23+1, 33+1, etc. The missing number is 83+1=513.
11. n 3 −1 Series :
Example : 0, 7, 26, 63, 124, ............, 342.
Answer:
The series is 13-1, 23-1, 33-1 etc The missing number is 63-1=215.
12. n 3 +n Series :
Example : 2, 10, 30, 68, 130, .............., 350.
Answer :
The series is 13+1, 23+2, 33+3 etc The missing number is 63+6=222.
13. n 3 −n Series :
Example :0, 6, 24, 60, 120, 210, ..............,
Answer :
The series is 13-1, 23-2, 33-3, etc. The missing number is 73-7=336.
Another Logic : The series is 0x1x2, 1x2x3, 2x3x4, etc. The missing number is 6x7x8=336.
14. n 3 +n2 Series :

Example : 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, ............,
Answer:
The series is 13+12,23+22,33+32etc. The missing number is 63+62=252
15. n 3 −n2 Series:

Example: 0,4,18,48,100,.................,
Answer :
The series is 13-12,23-22,33-32 etc. The missing number is 63-62=180
16. xy, x+y Series:

Example: 48,12,76,13,54,9,32,...............,
Answer :
2. 4+8=12, 7+6=13, 5+4=9 .: 3+2=5.
TRICKS/CONCEPTS TO SOLVE IN NUMBER SERIES

QUESTION
What is Number Series?
Number series is a arrangement of numbers in a certain order, where some numbers are wrongly put
into the series of numbers and some number is missing in that series, we need to observe and find the
accurate number to the series of numbers.
Different types of Number Series
PERFECT SQUARE SERIES:

This Types of Series are based on square of a number which is in same order and one square number is
missing in that given series.
Example 1: 441, 484, 529, 576?

Answer: 441 = 212, 484 = 222, 529 = 232, 576 = 242 , 625 = 252.
PERFECT CUBE SERIES:

Based on cube of a number which is in same order and one cube number is missing in that given series
Example 2: 1331, 1728, 2197, ?
Answer : 113 , 123 , 133 , 143
GEOMETRIC SERIES:
It is based on ascending or descending order of numbers and each successive number is obtain by
multiplying or dividing the previous number with a fixed number.
Example 3: 5, 45, 405, 3645,?
Answer: 5 x 9 = 45, 45 x 9 = 405, 405 x 9 = 3645, 3645 x 9 = 32805.
TWO STAGE TYPE SERIES:

A two tier Arithmetic series is one in which the differences of successive numbers themselves form an
arithmetic series.
Example 4: i. 3, 9, 18, 35, 58,——
ii. 6, 9, 17, 23,———-
MIXED SERIES:
This type of series are more than one different order are given in a series which arranged in alternatively
in a single series or created according to any non-conventional rule. This mixed series Examples are
describes in separately.
Examples 5: 11, 24, 50, 102, 206, ?

Answer:
11 x 2 = 22 +2 = 24,
24 x 2 = 48 + 2 = 50,
50 x 2 = 100 + 2 = 102,
102 x 2 = 204 + 2 = 206,
206 x 2 = 412 + 2 = 414.
So the missing number is 414

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What are the different types of number series mentioned?

What are the different types of number series mentioned?

How can you identify the pattern in a number series?

How can you identify the pattern in a number series?

TWO KINDS OF SERIES ARE ASKED IN THE EXAMINATION.

If the differences are not having any pattern then

Example (2) :2,5,11,17,23,...........41.

The prime numbers are written alternately.

The difference between the numbers is 3. (17+3 = 20)

Example (2): 45,38,31,24,17,...........,3.

The difference between the numbers is 7. (17-7=10).

The numbers are multiplied by 3 to get next number. (162x3 = 486).

Example: (2) : 3,12,48,192,............,3072.

720/6=120, 120/5=24, 24/4=6, 6/3=2, 2/2=1

Example (2) : 32, 48, 72, 108, .........., 243.

2. Number x 3/2= next number. 32x3/2=48, 48x3/2=72, 72x3/2=108,108x3/2=162

Example (2) : 0, 4, 16, 36, 64, ........ 144.

Another logic : Difference between numbers is 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 etc.

The next number is (48+15=63).

8. n 2 +n Series (or) n 2 −n Series :

14. n 3 +n2 Series :

The series is 13+12,23+22,33+32etc. The missing number is 63+62=252

15. n 3 −n2 Series:

The series is 13-12,23-22,33-32 etc. The missing number is 63-62=180

16. xy, x+y Series:

2. 4+8=12, 7+6=13, 5+4=9 .: 3+2=5.

TRICKS/CONCEPTS TO SOLVE IN NUMBER SERIES

Different types of Number Series

PERFECT SQUARE SERIES:

Example 1: 441, 484, 529, 576?

PERFECT CUBE SERIES:

TWO STAGE TYPE SERIES:

Examples 5: 11, 24, 50, 102, 206, ?

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