In the following question, the wrong term and its substitution by the correct term are indicated as a pair in the four options given below. Identify the correct pair.
$6, 8, 15, 46, 185, 926$

(8, 7)

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(15, 17)

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(46, 44)

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(185, 180)

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Solution

The correct option is B $(8, 7)$
Working backwards
$926 = 185 \times 5 + 1$
$185 = 46 \times 4 + 1$
$46 = 15 \times 3 + 1$
$15 = 7 \times 2 + 1$
$7 = 6 \times 1 + 1$
Hence, $8$ should be replaced by $7$ .

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In the following question, the wrong term and its substitution by the correct term are indicated as a pair in the four options given below. Identify the correct pair.6,8,15,46,185,926

The correct option is B (8,7)Working backwards926=185×5+1185=46×4+146=15×3+115=7×2+17=6×1+1Hence, 8 should be replaced by 7.

In the following question, the wrong term and its substitution by the correct term are indicated as a pair in the four options given below. Identify the correct pair.
$6, 8, 15, 46, 185, 926$

The correct option is B $(8, 7)$
Working backwards
$926 = 185 \times 5 + 1$
$185 = 46 \times 4 + 1$
$46 = 15 \times 3 + 1$
$15 = 7 \times 2 + 1$
$7 = 6 \times 1 + 1$
Hence, $8$ should be replaced by $7$ .