HSPT Quantitative : HSPT Quantitative Skills

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Example Questions

Example Question #135 : How To Work With Number Series

What number should come next in this series?

_____

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern is to multiply by  each time. The last operation is 

Example Question #136 : How To Work With Number Series

What number comes next in the series?

  ___

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The values in the series increase by  each time. The value for the blank can be calculated by adding  to :

Example Question #137 : How To Work With Number Series

What number comes next in the series?

  ___

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The values in the series are divided by  each time. The value for the blank can be calculated by dividing  by :

Example Question #138 : How To Work With Number Series

What number comes next in the series?

  ___

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The values in the series are multiplied by  each time. The value for the blank can be calculated by multiplying  by :

Example Question #139 : How To Work With Number Series

What number comes next in the series?

  ___

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The values in the series decrease by  each time. The value for the blank can be calculated by subtracting  from :

Example Question #141 : How To Work With Number Series

What number comes next in the series?

  ___

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The values in the series increase by  each time. The value for the blank can be calculated by adding  to :

Example Question #142 : How To Work With Number Series

Look at this series: 84, 96, 108, 120, . . .

What number should come next?

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} 132

\dpi{100} 124

\dpi{100} 126

\dpi{100} 128

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} 132

Explanation:

Each term in this series is 12 bigger than the term before it.  To find the next number add 12 to 120:

\dpi{100} 120+12=132

Example Question #281 : Hspt Quantitative Skills

Look at this series: 3, 6, 12, 24 . . .

What number should come next?

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} 48

\dpi{100} 32

\dpi{100} 24

\dpi{100} 36

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} 48

Explanation:

Each number is double the value of the preceding number.

\dpi{100} 2\times 24=48

Example Question #282 : Hspt Quantitative Skills

Look at this series: 1, 8, 10, 17, . . .

What number should come next?

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} 19

\dpi{100} 26

\dpi{100} 21

\dpi{100} 18

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} 19

Explanation:

The series increases by 7, then 2, then 7 again.  So the next increase should continue the pattern and increase by 2.

Example Question #283 : Hspt Quantitative Skills

Look at this series: 4, 12, 9, 17, . . .

What number should come next?

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} 14

\dpi{100} 22

\dpi{100} 20

\dpi{100} 25

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} 14

Explanation:

The number series increases by 8, then decreases by 3, then increases by 8 again.  The 5th number should continue the pattern and be a decrease of 3.  The answer is \dpi{100} 17-3=14.

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