NIMCET 2021 — Reasoning PYQ
NIMCET | Reasoning | 2021Insert the missing number 8, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17,17, 22,?
Choose the correct answer:
- A.
27
- B.
20
(Correct Answer) - C.
22
- D.
24
20
Explanation
Step 1: Divide the sequence into two sub-sequences
We can separate the numbers based on their positions (odd positions and even positions):
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Sub-sequence 1 (Odd positions): 8,11,14,17,…
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Sub-sequence 2 (Even positions): 7,12,17,22,…
Step 2: Analyze the patterns
Pattern for Sub-sequence 1:
The numbers increase by 3 at each step:
8+3=11
11+3=14
14+3=17
Pattern for Sub-sequence 2:
The numbers increase by 5 at each step:
7+5=12
12+5=17
17+5=22
Step 3: Find the missing number
The missing number is the 9th term in the original sequence, which belongs to Sub-sequence 1. Following the pattern of adding 3 to the previous term in that sequence (17):
Missing Number=17+3
Missing Number=20
Final Answer:
The missing number is 20.

