Question

Complete the series by finding the missing term from the given alternatives.

$8,24,16,?,21,14,6,18,12,5,15,10$

• A. $14$
• B. $10$
• C. $7$
• D. $5$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$7$

Every third term from the first is successively decreased by one.
This term is multiplied by $3$, then $2$ to give the next two terms. Then, after another decrease of one to give the next number, the pattern continues.