Wrong Term in Product Series

CMAT 2025 · Logical Reasoning · Medium · Number Series

Identify the wrong term in the series: 69 , 55 , 26, 13, 5 .

  1. A.

    5

  2. B.

    13

  3. C.

    26

  4. D.

    55

Answer

A

Explanation

Pattern: multiply digits and add 1: 6×9+1=556 \times 9 + 1 = 55 5×5+1=265 \times 5 + 1 = 26 2×6+1=132 \times 6 + 1 = 13 1×3+1=41 \times 3 + 1 = 4 (not 5). Thus, 5 is the wrong term.

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