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. 11
  2. 10
  3. 8
  4. 9

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 9

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) 9 šŸ“š Explanation: This is an alternating series. The first pattern (3, 6, ...) adds 3. The second pattern (8, 14, 20) adds 6. Following the first pattern, the next term after 6 is 6 + 3 = 9.