Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Verbal Reasoning

Topic

Series & Missing Terms

Question:

Study the table given carefully and choose the correct number option that shall come in place of '?':

5

14

12

  48  

  135  

?

8

9

  10  

Options:

130

70

83

110

Correct Answer:

130

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → 130

Let us arrange the numbers column-wise:

Top

Middle

Bottom

5

48

8

14

135

9

12

?

10

Pattern:

$\text{Middle} = (\text{Top} \times \text{Bottom}) + \text{Bottom}$

Check:

  • $5 \times 8 + 8 = 40 + 8 = 48$
  • $14 \times 9 + 9 = 126 + 9 = 135$

Apply to the third column:

$12 \times 10 + 10 = 120 + 10 = 130$