Alternating Number Series

CMAT 2021 · Logical Reasoning · Medium · Number Series

Find the next number in the series 7, 9, 14, 27, 28, 81, ?

  1. A.

    62

  2. B.

    84

  3. C.

    65

  4. D.

    56

Answer

D

Explanation

Alternate series: Series 1 (odd positions): 7, 14, 28, ?   ⟹  \implies doubling each term   ⟹  28×2=56\implies 28 \times 2 = 56. Series 2 (even positions): 9, 27, 81   ⟹  \implies tripling each term. Next term is 5656.

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