Q: 7(b) CSS GSA 2022 Solved – Find the missing number in the series below:

(i) 4, 16, 36, 64, ?, 144.

(ii) 30, 29, 27, ?, 20, 15

(iii) 1, 7, 15, 25, ?, 51

(iv) 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

(v) 48, 24, 72, 36, 108, ?

(i) 4, 16, 36, 64, ?, 144.

Square of Even Numbers

22  =   4

42  =   16

62  =   36

82  =   64

102  =  100

122  =   144

4

16

36

64

100

144

Square of 2

Square of 4

Square of 6

Square of 8

Square of 10

Square of 12

22

42

62

82

102

122

(ii) 30, 29, 27, ?, 20, 15

Subtract 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,….

30 – 29 = 1

29 – 27 = 2

27 – 24 = 3

24 – 20 = 4

20 – 15 = 5

30

29

27

24

20

15

Subtract 1

Subtract 2

Subtract 3

Subtract 4

Subtract 5

Subtract 6

30-1

29-2

27-3

24-4

20-5

15-6

(iii) 1, 7, 15, 25, ?, 51

Addition of even numbers starting from 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, …

1 + 6 = 7

7 + 8 = 15

15 + 10 = 25

25 + 12 = 37

37 + 14 = 51

1

7

15

25

37

51

Addition of 6

Addition of 8

Addition of 10

Addition of 12

Addition of 14

Addition of 16

1+6

7+8

15+10

25+12

37+14

51+16

(iv) 0, 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

Addition of even numbers: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

0 + 2 = 2

2 + 4 = 6

6 + 6 = 12

12 + 8 = 20

20 + 10 = 30

30 + 12 = 42

0

2

6

12

20

30

42

Addition of 2

Addition of 4

Addition of 6

Addition of 8

Addition of 10

Addition of 12

Addition of 14

0+2

2+4

6+6

12+8

20+10

30+12

42+14

(v) 48, 24, 72, 36, 108, ?

Divide first term by 2 and get second term, third by 2 and get fourth and so on.

48/2=24

72/2=36

108/2=54

48

24

72

36

108

54

Divide by 2

 

Divide by 2

 

Divide by 2

 

48/2

 

72/2

 

108/2

 
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