Question

Complete the series by finding the missing term from the given alternatives.
8, 48, 16, 96, 32, ?

• A. $192$
• B. $150$
• C. $58$
• D. $288$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$192$

Even position terms are obtained by multiplying the previous term by 6 and odd position terms are obtained by dividing the previous term by 3.

Since,

2nd term= 1st term$\times 6=48$

3rd term= 2nd term divided by $3=\frac{48}{3}=16$

4th term= $16\times 6=96$

5th term= $\frac{96}{3}=32$

6th term= $32\times 6=192$

Hence 192 replaces question mark.