What is the missing term ?
3, 8, 15, 24, ?, 48.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
We have,
3, 8, 15, 24, ?, 48.
Logic,
The difference between consecutive terms of the given series are respectively 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13.
3 + 5 = 8
8 + 7 = 15 ... and so on
Similarly,
24 + 11 = 35