Question

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in each of the following series?

16, 25, 44, 83, 162, ?

• A. 317
• B. 250
• C. 282
• D. 301
• E. 321

Answer 1

The correct option is E 321

The pattern followed here is +(4 $\times$ 2 + 1), +(9 $\times$ 2 + 1), +(19 $\times$ 2 + 1), +(39 $\times$ 2 + 1), +(79 $\times$ 2 + 1),……