Two interleaved sequences: fill the last two terms. Series: 20, 20, 19, 16, 17, 13, 14, 11, ?, ? Identify the odd/even position patterns and compute the missing pair.
Verbal Reasoning
Series Completion
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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A10, 10
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B10, 11
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C13, 14
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D13, 16
Answer
Correct Answer: 10, 10
Explanation
Split into two subsequences
- Odd positions: 20, 19, 17, 14, ?, ? → differences: −1, −2, −3, −4, −5 ⇒ next terms: 14 − 4 = 10, then 10 − 5 = 5
- Even positions: 20, 16, 13, 11, ?, ? → differences: −4, −3, −2, −1, 0 ⇒ next terms: 11 − 1 = 10, then 10 − 0 = 10
Assemble the sequence … 14, 11, 10, 10
Note The question asks for the last two terms (positions 9 and 10), which are 10 and 10.