What will come in place of the question mark in the following numerical series?
6, 9, 14, 21, 30, ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 41
Let's look at the difference between each consecutive pair of numbers:
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9−6=3
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14−9=5
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21−14=7
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30−21=9
The differences are 3, 5, 7, and 9, which are consecutive odd numbers. Following this pattern, the next difference should be the next odd number, which is 11.
Next number =30+11 = 41