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LR 1 - Numbers & Letter Series

The document discusses number and letter series questions. It provides examples of common patterns in number series, such as a constant difference between terms, terms that are products of preceding terms, and terms that are squares or cubes of numbers. It also discusses patterns in letter series, such as assigning numeric values to letters based on their position in the alphabet. Examples of series are given that follow patterns like consecutive numbers, prime numbers, and differences between terms. The document provides exercises involving completing series based on the identified patterns.

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LR 1 - Numbers & Letter Series

The document discusses number and letter series questions. It provides examples of common patterns in number series, such as a constant difference between terms, terms that are products of preceding terms, and terms that are squares or cubes of numbers. It also discusses patterns in letter series, such as assigning numeric values to letters based on their position in the alphabet. Examples of series are given that follow patterns like consecutive numbers, prime numbers, and differences between terms. The document provides exercises involving completing series based on the identified patterns.

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Number and Letter Series

Series as the name itself suggests, consists of questions in which a series of


numbers or alphabets or a combination of both, which are generally called terms
are given. A certain pattern between the terms is followed within the series. The
logic behind the pattern is to be identified and the missing term in the series is to
be found out among the given alternatives.

Common concepts used to spot the particular relationship between the terms
in the series are given below:

Series Based on Numbers:

 There will be a constant difference between two consecutive terms in the


series.
 The difference between any two terms in the series will be in ascending or
descending order.
 Each term in the series will be a product of its preceding term. Each term
will also be multiplied by a common factor or factors in the ascending or
descending order.
 Each term in the series will be squares or cubes of natural numbers or
squares or cubes of natural numbers increased or reduced by a certain
number.
 The series will be a prime number series or the difference between two
consecutive terms will be prime numbers. The series may also be squares or
cubes of prime numbers.
 The series will be an intermingled series where two or more arithmetic
operations are performed to get each consecutive term in the series.

Series Based on Alphabets:

The pattern followed in letter series is similar to that of number series but
instead of numbers the series will consist of letters in the English alphabet. Each
alphabet is assigned values according to the position of letters in the English
alphabetical order as follows:
Alphabet A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Value 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Alphabet N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Value 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

The position of the alphabets in reverse order is also to be considered

Alphabet A B C D E F G H I J K L M
Value 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
Alphabet N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Value 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Exercise:

Directions for questions 1- 10: Complete the following series.

1. 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, 48, ____


a) 53
b) 63
c) 80
d) None of these
2. 97, 83, 73, 67, 59, ____
a) 53
b) 49
c) 47
d) 51
3. 54, 66, 82, 102, 126, ____
a) 146
b) 130
c) 154
d) 144
4. 56, 93, 124, _____, 176, 195, 212
a) 147
b) 153
c) 161
d) 168
5. 7, 11, 20, 36, 61, ____, 146
a) 25
b) 91
c) 97
d) 92
6. 8, 16, 48, 96, 288, 576, ____
a) 1152
b) 2880
c) 1052
d) 1728
7. 75075, 25025, 5005, 715, ____, 5
a) 125
b) 365
c) 156
d) 65
8. 12, 6, 6, 9, 18, 45, ____
a) 135
b) 1475
c) 1075
d) 105
9. 12, 21, 39, 75, 147, ____
a) 273
b) 291
c) 283
d) 263
10.5, 13, 41, 85, 257, _____
a) 773
b) 516
c) 716
d) 517

Directions for questions 11 to 15: In each of the following number series, a wrong
number is given. Find out the wrong number
11.9000, 1500, 360, 72, 14.4, 2.88
a) 9000
b) 360
c) 2.88
d) 1500

12.15972, 15629, 15840, 15720, 15784, 15757


a) 15840
b) 15629
c) 15972
d) 15720
13.4, 173, 317, 438, 536, 619, 683
a) 173
b) 317
c) 619
d) 536
14.3, 70, 458, 2305, 9236, 27717, 55438
a) 2305
b) 458
c) 9236
d) 70
15.1, 2, 9, 64, 625, 7766, 117649
a) 625
b) 64
c) 2
d) None of these

Directions for questions 16 to 25: complete the following series.

16.NP, RT, VX, ZB, DF, ___


a) HJ
b) KM
c) NP
d) PR
17.ACEG, HJLN, PRTV, YACE, ____
a) DFHJ
b) IKMO
c) JKLM
d) JLNP
18.DQJW, EOMS, FMPO, GKSK, ____
a) HITI
b) HIVG
c) HISG
d) HJVG
19.BRILU, CSOMA, DTUNE, FVAPI, GWEQO, _____
a) HXIRU
b) HYJRT
c) HXISP
d) None of the above
20.J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __
a) S
b) O
c) N
d) D
21.O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, ___
a) A
b) E
c) I
d) N
22.ID6, 2E5, 3F6, 4G9, 6H4, ___
a) 7I8
b) 6I1
c) 8I1
d) 1I8
23.A1, E101, I1001, O1111, ____
a) S10011
b) U10011
c) U11101
d) U10101
24.(A, A), (B, D), (C,I),(D, P), (__,__)
a) (E, S)
b) (E, Y)
c) (E, T)
d) (E, U)
25.BC25, CE64, EG144, GK324, ____
a) KM400
b) KN676
c) KN400
d) KM576

Directions for questions 26 to 28: In each of the following questions which consist
of small letters a certain pattern is followed. Find out the pattern followed and
choose the correct alternative of missing letters.

26. a b c a __ b c a a b __ a a __ c a a __ c
a) bbac
b) bbaa
c) acbb
d) acac
27. a a b __ a b __ c a b c c a __ b c a b __ c
a) bbbc
b) bbab
c) cabc
d) cbab
28. c c b a b __ c a a __ b c c c __ a __
a) babb
b) bbba
c) baab
d) babc
Directions for Questions 29 and 30: In the following questions a number series is
given in the I row. The II row starts with a number followed by (A), (B), (C), (D),
and (E). Observe the pattern followed in the I row and apply the same logic for the
II row and then answer the questions given below.

29.80 50 130 100 80 150 230


900 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Which of the following numbers will come in the place of E?
a) 1050
b) 970
c) 1000
d) 950
30.200 184 193 157 182 118 167
150 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Which of the following numbers will come in the place of E?
a) 132
b) 115
c) 68
d) 117

Answer Key:

1 b 6 11 16 21 26
2 c 7 12 17 22 27
3 8 13 18 23 28
4 9 14 19 24 29
5 10 15 20 25 30

Explanatory answers:

1. The series follow a pattern +3, +5, +7, +9, +11, +13 and so the next term
is 48 + 15 = 63. Hence option (b).
2. The terms in the series are alternate prime numbers in the descending
order so 47. Hence option (c).
Solutions:

3. Consecutive composite numbers.


4. Alternate prime numbers in descending order.
5. The difference between each term is + 12, +16, +20, +24, …..
6. The difference between each term is +37, +31, +29, +19, +17
7. The difference between each term is +4, +9, +16, +25, +36
8. The series is a product series. x2, x3, x2, x3
9. In the series each term is divided by 3, 5, 7, 11
10.The series is a product series. x 0.5, x1, x 1.5, x2, x2.5, x3
11.Combination series – x2 – 3
12.Combination Series – x2+3, x3+2, x3+2, x3+2…
13.Each term is divided by 5.
14.The difference between each term is -343, +216, -125, +64, - 27 hence
choice (a)
15.The difference between each term is +169, +144, +121, +100, +81, +64 –
Choice (d)
16.The difference between each term is x7+72, x6+62, x5+52, x4+42and so on –
Choice (b)
17.The series is 10, 21, 32, 43, 56, 65 and so on. Hence the wrong number is 7776.
Choice (d)
18.The series is a movement of the alphabets 4 places ahead.
19.The movement of alphabets is +7, +8,+9, +10
20.The movement of alphabets is I term – (+1), II term – (-2), III term –
(+3)and IV term –(- 4)
21.The consonants are followed by the consecutive consonants and the vowels
are followed by the consecutive vowels.
22.The letters represent the months of the year.
23.The letters represent numbers.
24.D = 4 and 42= 16, E = 5 and 52 = 25 and so on.
25.In the series the place value of the letters is in binary form A, E, I, O, U i.e.,
1,5, 9, 15, 21 binary form of 21 = 1010.
26.The series is consecutive alphabets with their respective squares.
27.BC 25 – (2+3)2
28.The series is a bcaa bcaa bcaa bcaa bc.
29.The series is aa bc abbc abcc aabc abbc.
30.The series is ccba bbca aabc ccba b.
31.The series is an alternative series with (-30) and (+80).
32.The series is (-16), (+9), (-36), (+25), (-64).

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