Question

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the given series ? 65 86 114 149 191

• A. 240
• B. 216
• C. 226
• D. 232

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 240

difference between consecutive terms: Series: 65, 86, 114, 149, 191, ? Differences: 86 − 65 = 21 114 − 86 = 28 149 − 114 = 35 191 − 149 = 42 The differences are increasing by 7 each time: 21, 28, 35, 42 → next = 49 So, the next term is: 191 + 49 = 240