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Question

In following questions, one term in number series is incorrect.
Find out the incorrect number 3, 7, 15, 39, 63, 127, 255, 511

A
15
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39
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C
63
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D
127
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Solution

The correct option is B 39
Each number in the series is multiplied by 2 and the result increased by 1 to obtain the next number.
So, 39 is wrong and should be replaced by (15 * 2 + 1) i.e. 31.

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