look carefully at the following series and choose the pair that comes next.

42 40 38 35 33 31 28 A. 25, 22 B. 26, 23 C. 26, 24 D. 25, 23

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  • C.) 26 24.                        (42-40=2., 40-38=2., 38-35=3....) pattern with difference of 2,2,3 if followed by the given series.Therefore the next pair will have the difference of 2. That is 26 24.
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  • 42-40 = 2      40-38 = 2         38-35 =3
    35-33 = 2      33-31 = 2          31-28 = 3
    Therefore, 28- 26 = 2          26-24 = 2
    Hence the correct pair is C.
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  • D
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  • between 42,40,38 diference is 2
    similarly between  35,33,31 difference is 2
    hence following numbers will also have difference as 2
    and 28,26,24 will have difference 2.
    so answer is C.
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  • Answer: C
    Explanation:
    In the above series
    42-40 = 2
    40-38 = 2
    38-35 = 3
    35-33 = 2
    33-31  = 2
    31-28  = 3
    from the above it is clear that the series follows the difference between the numbers is 2,2,3 respectively. the continuation of the serie is
    28 - x = 2 &  x = 26
    26 - x = 2  & x = 24
    therefore the next series is 26,24.


     
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  • Here in given series
    42-40=2
    40-38=2
    38-35=3
    35-33=2
    33-31=2
    31-28=3
    Thus it is clearly visible that the sequence is an alternating subtraction series in which 2 is subtracted twice followed by subtracting 3 once and then following the similar pattern.
    Thus we get the next two number as.
    28-2=26
    26-2=24
    Therefore the answer is 26,24 option C
     
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