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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.


  • 42-40 = 2      40-38 = 2         38-35 =3br /35-33 = 2      33-31 = 2          31-28 = 3br /Therefore, 28- 26 = 2          26-24 = 2br /Hence the correct pair is strongC./strong


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  • between 42,40,38 diference is 2br /similarly between  35,33,31 difference is 2br /hence following numbers will also have difference as 2br /and 28,26,24 will have difference 2.br /so answer isstrong C./strong


  • Answer: Cbr /Explanation:br /In the above seriesbr /42-40 = 2br /40-38 = 2br /38-35 = 3br /35-33 = 2br /33-31  = 2br /31-28  = 3br /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 isbr /28 - x = 2 &  x = 26br /26 - x = 2  & x = 24br /therefore the next series is 26,24.br /br /br / 


  • Here in given seriesbr /42-40=2br /40-38=2br /38-35=3br /35-33=2br /33-31=2br /31-28=3br /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.br /Thus we get the next two number as.br /28-2=26br /26-2=24br /Therefore the answer is 26,24 option Cbr / 


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