WBCS.LIVE practice question

What should come in the place of question mark in the following series? 3, 8, 6, 14, ?, 20

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 12
  2. 20
  3. 42
  4. 9

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 9

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) 9 šŸ“š Explanation: This is an alternating series consisting of two patterns. The first pattern (3, 6, 9...) increases by adding 3, while the second pattern (8, 14, 20...) increases by adding 6. Following the first pattern after 6, the missing number is 9.