Number Series Ques 170
Question-
Find the wrong term in the following series.
$7 \quad 12 \quad 40 \quad 222 \quad 1742 \quad 17390 \quad 208608$
(1) 222
(2) 12
(3) 40
(4) 1742
(5) 208608
Show Answer
Correct Answer: (4)
Solution: (4)
The pattern of the number series is :
$7 \times 2-2=12$
$12 \times 4-(2+6)=48-8=40$
$40 \times 6-(8+10)=240-18$ $=222$
$222 \times 8-(18+14)=1776-32$ $=1744 \neq 1742$
$1744 \times 10-(32+18)=17440-$ $50=17390$