Number Series Ques 221
Question-
What will come in place of the question mark (?)
$158 \quad 78 \quad 38 \quad 18 \quad 8 \quad$ ?
(1) 3
(2) 5
(3) 2
(4) 7
(5) 6
Show Answer
Correct Answer: (1)
Solution: (1)
The pattern is:
$ \begin{aligned} & \frac{158}{2}-1=79-1=78 \\ & \frac{78}{2}-1=39-1=38 \\ & \frac{38}{2}-1=19-1=18 \\ & \frac{18}{2}-1=9-1=8 \\ & \frac{8}{2}-1=4-1=3 \end{aligned} $