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    Apr 4, 2014, 08:54 AM
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    What should be the next number in the following series? 100 96 104 88 120 56 _ ?_
    184
    140
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    Apr 4, 2014, 08:56 AM
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    What should be the next number in the following series? 100 96 104 88 120 56 _ ?_
    184
    140
    Not sure which answer 184 or 140]
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    Apr 4, 2014, 08:57 AM
    What should be the next letter in the following series? A Z E B I Y O _ ?_
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    Apr 6, 2014, 04:27 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Jadamay2 View Post
    What should be the next number in the following series? 100 96 104 88 120 56 _ ?_
    184
    140
    Not sure which answer 184 or 140]
    Look at the difference between each successive pair - do you see a pattern?
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    Jul 15, 2014, 12:23 AM
    Divide the given sequence into two sequences such as 1,3,5 terms are 1st sequence and the one is 2,4,6 terms

    Now the 1st sequence is 100, 104, 120, x...

    2nd sequence is 96, 88, 56...

    100, 104, 120, x... =100, 100+4, 104 + 4^2, 120 + 4^3

    So the answer is 120 + 4^3 =184
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