Home » Verbal Reasoning » Series Completion

Alternating ×4 and ÷2 pattern: complete the sequence. Series given: 48, 24, 96, 48, 192, ? Identify the repeating two-step rule and compute the next term. Choose the correct number.

Q: Alternating ×4 and ÷2 pattern: complete the sequence. Series given: 48, 24, 96, 48, 192, ? Identify the repeating two-step rule and compute the next term. Choose the correct number.

Rule Alternate between ÷2 and ×4. Apply 48 ÷ 2 = 24; 24 × 4 = 96; 96 ÷ 2 = 48; 48 × 4 = 192; 192 ÷ 2 = 96.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: 96

Explanation:

Rule
Alternate between ÷2 and ×4.

Apply
48 ÷ 2 = 24; 24 × 4 = 96; 96 ÷ 2 = 48; 48 × 4 = 192; 192 ÷ 2 = 96.

← Previous Question Next Question→

More Questions from Series Completion

Number series with differences as consecutive multiples of 13: find the next term. Sequence given: 2, 15, 41, 80, ? Observe that consecutive differences are 13, 26, 39, … and continue the pattern. Choose the correct value.
Number series (next term): Increasing differences by a constant step of 5. Given sequence: 6, 11, 21, 36, 56, ? Identify the missing number that continues the pattern. Choose the correct value.
Number series (next term): Alternating differences doubling in magnitude with sign flip. Given sequence: 563, 647, 479, 815, ? Find the next number using the alternating ± pattern on differences. Choose the correct value.
Number series (concatenated odd pairs): Continue the side-by-side odd-number progression. Given sequence: 13, 35, 57, 79, 911, ? Identify the next concatenated pair of consecutive odd numbers. Choose the correct value.
Number series (next term): Multiply by 2 and add 2 (repeated linear recurrence). Given sequence: 1, 4, 10, 22, 46, ? Apply the same rule to find the next term. Choose the correct value.
Number series (next term): Product of digits of the previous term. Given sequence: 66, 36, 18, ? Use the digit-product rule to continue the series. Choose the correct value.
Arithmetic progression (nth term): Find the 21st term of 3, 9, 15, ... Sequence parameters: first term a = 3; common difference d = 6. Compute t(21) using the AP formula. Choose the correct value.
Number series (fill the blank): Alternating +5 and −2 pattern. Given sequence: 28, 33, 31, 36, ?, 39 Identify the missing number following the alternating differences. Choose the correct value.
Number series (next square of consecutive odd integers): Continue the pattern. Given sequence: 1, 9, 25, 49, 81, ? Identify the next term as a perfect square of an odd number. Choose the correct value.
Number series (identify the missing square): Odd-number squares sequence. Given sequence: 1, 9, 25, 49, ?, 121 Fill the missing perfect square of an odd integer. Choose the correct value.

Discussion & Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

Join Discussion