ISEE Lower Level Quantitative : How to find the missing part of a list

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Missing Part Of A List

What is the missing number in the following sequence: 

\displaystyle 45, 60, 75,...

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 85

\displaystyle 80

\displaystyle 95

\displaystyle 90

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 90

Explanation:

In this sequence of numbers, there is an important pattern to recognize. Each number is greater than the number prior to it by a margin of \displaystyle 15. Therefore, the missing number is \displaystyle 90, because \displaystyle 75 + 15= 90

Example Question #1632 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Quantitative Reasoning

Find the missing number in the sequence: 

\displaystyle 21, 23,...,35, 51

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 30

\displaystyle 28

\displaystyle 33

\displaystyle 27

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 27

Explanation:

In this sequence of numbers, there is an important pattern to recognize. Each number is greater than the number prior to it by double the difference between the two previous numbers. \displaystyle 23 is greater than \displaystyle 21 by a difference of \displaystyle 2, therefore the number that is missing must be greater than \displaystyle 23 by a margin of \displaystyle 4. Thus, the correct answer is \displaystyle 27. Notice that \displaystyle 27 is also less than \displaystyle 35 by a difference of \displaystyle 8

Example Question #75 : Data Analysis And Probability

What is the missing number in the sequence: 

\displaystyle 19, 18, 16,...,4

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 8

\displaystyle 12

\displaystyle 10

\displaystyle 14

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 12

Explanation:

In this sequence of numbers, there is an important pattern to recognize. Each number is less than the previous number by a difference that is double the margin between the previous two numbers. For example, the difference between \displaystyle 19 and \displaystyle 18 is \displaystyle 1. And, the difference between \displaystyle 18 and \displaystyle 16 is \displaystyle 2. Thus, the missing number must be less than \displaystyle 16 by a difference of \displaystyle 4--which means that \displaystyle 12 is the missing number. 

Example Question #12 : How To Find The Missing Part Of A List

What is the next number:

\displaystyle 125, 200, 275,...

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 350

\displaystyle 375

\displaystyle 300

\displaystyle 325

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 350

Explanation:

In this sequence of numbers, there is an important pattern to recognize. Each number is greater than the number prior to it by a margin of \displaystyle 75. Thus, \displaystyle 275 + 75 = 350

Example Question #13 : How To Find The Missing Part Of A List

Find the missing number in the list:

\displaystyle 59, 52,..., 38, 31

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 39

\displaystyle 45

\displaystyle 47

\displaystyle 49

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 45

Explanation:

In this sequence of numbers, there is an important pattern to recognize. Each number is less than the previous number in the sequence by a difference of \displaystyle 7. Thus, \displaystyle 52 - 7 = 45.

Example Question #82 : Data Analysis And Probability

What is the missing number in the following sequence: 

\displaystyle 18, 24,..., 36, 42

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 35

\displaystyle 30

\displaystyle 25

\displaystyle 32

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 30

Explanation:

In this sequence of numbers, there is an important pattern to recognize. Each number is greater than the number prior to it by a margin of \displaystyle 6. In other words, each number in this list is a multiple of \displaystyle 6\displaystyle 6 \cdot 3= 18\displaystyle 6 \cdot 4= 24, thus the next number in this sequence is the product of \displaystyle 6 \cdot 5 which equals \displaystyle 30.

Example Question #32 : Data Analysis

What is the missing value of \displaystyle w in this sequence?

\displaystyle 92, 85, 78, 71, w

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 60

\displaystyle 64

\displaystyle 68

\displaystyle 66

\displaystyle 59

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 64

Explanation:

In this sequence, every subsequent number is \displaystyle 7 less than the preceding number. Given that the number that precedes \displaystyle w is \displaystyle 71, the value of w is \displaystyle 71-7=64. Therefore, \displaystyle 64 is the correct answer. 

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