16,7,5,7,24,? What next series
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What is the next number in 16,7,5,6,16?
Marrow Ed 5 - Clinical Core Edition, for 2022 exams.
Tejaswi Sammeta
Answered 3 years ago
There are so many ways a series can be solved
We apply different methods like
1. Differences, differences of the differences ( either the series is increasing or decreasing )
2. Alternating series
3. Dividing into sets
4. Alternate addition subtraction
5. Alternate division and multiplication or mix of both 4 and 5
And many other ways to solve a series Based on the question logic can be chooses.
First way:
Divide into sets
16,7,5/ 6,16,__
16 -10= 6
7 +9= 16
-10 and +9 next -8
So, 5 -8= -3
Answer can be -3
Second way:
Alternating series
16,5,16
7,6,__
16-11= 5
5+ 11= 16
In the same way
7- 1= 6
6+ 1= 7
If options are provided logic can be decided easily. Hope different answers may come up.