Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable integers to complete the given pattern:
11, 8, 5, 2, __, __.

• A. 1, 4
• B. 1, -4
• C. 4, -1
• D. -1, -4

Answer 1

The correct option is D -1, -4

From the pattern given, it can be observed that 3 is subtracted from the previous integer to get the next integer.
2nd term = 1st term - 3 = 11 - 3 = 8
3rd term = 2nd term - 3 = 8 - 3 = 5
4th term = 3rd term - 3 = 5 - 3 = 2
5th term = 4th term - 3 = 2 - 3 = -1
6th term = 4th term - 3 = -1 - 3 = -4
So the numbers to be filled in the blanks are -1 and -4.
Hence, option d is the correct answer.