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GATE 2024 ST – Question 5

General Aptitude · Quantitative Aptitude: Data Interpretation, Arithmetic and Number Computation · 1 mark · Multiple choice

In the sequence 6,9,14,x,30,41, find a possible x.

  1. 25
  2. 21
  3. 18
  4. 20

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Correct answer: (B) 21

Explanation

Successive differences follow the odd numbers 3,5,7,9,11. Thus x=14+7=21 and 21+9=30,30+11=41 confirm the pattern. **B**.

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