Quantitative reasoning · Grades 7–8
Number series practice
Spot the pattern in a row of numbers and say what comes next. How these questions work →
Which number comes next?
Each number is the two numbers before it added together. So the next number is 28.
Which number comes next?
Two series are mixed together: every other number goes up by 5, and the ones in between go down by 1. So the next number is 20.
Which number comes next?
Each number is the two numbers before it added together. So the next number is 24.
Which number comes next?
Each number is the two numbers before it added together. So the next number is 18.
Which number comes next?
Two series are mixed together: every other number goes up by 2, and the ones in between go down by 4. So the next number is 22.
Which number comes next?
Two series are mixed together: every other number goes up by 4, and the ones in between go down by 1. So the next number is 31.
Which number comes next?
Two series are mixed together: every other number goes up by 2, and the ones in between go down by 3. So the next number is 28.
Which number comes next?
These are square numbers: 3×3, 4×4, 5×5, and so on. So the next number is 64.
Which number comes next?
Two series are mixed together: every other number goes up by 4, and the ones in between go down by 1. So the next number is 33.
Which number comes next?
Each number is the two numbers before it added together. So the next number is 21.
Set complete
out of 10 correct
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