HSPT Quantitative : HSPT Quantitative Skills

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Example Questions

Example Question #156 : How To Work With Number Series

Find the next number in the following sequence:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern is to subtract  every time. The last operation is .

Example Question #157 : How To Work With Number Series

What number should come next in this series?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern is to subtract  each time. The last operation is .

Example Question #301 : Hspt Quantitative Skills

What number should come next in this series?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern is subtract , then multiply by . The last operation is .

Example Question #159 : How To Work With Number Series

What number should come next in this series?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern for this series is to multiply by  each time.

The last operation is .

Example Question #160 : How To Work With Number Series

What is the next number in the sequence?

99, 110, 121, 132, 143, _______

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the arithmetic pattern, the difference between terms needs to be evaluated.

The pattern is to add 11.  

Therefore, to find the next term add 11 to the last known term.

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Example Question #161 : How To Work With Number Series

What is the next number in the sequence?

17, 27, 38, 50, 63, 77, _______

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern is to add (x + 1). 

In the beginning of the sequence, x equals 9.

 

Example Question #162 : How To Work With Number Series

What is the next number in this sequence?

55, 54, 56, 53, 57, 52, _______

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

There are two ways to look at this pattern. 

First, the pattern could be viewed as:

-1, +2, -3, +4, -5, +6

Secondly, you could view the sequence as two separate, alternating patterns. 

Pattern A (55, 56, 57) and Pattern B (54, 53, 52).  In this case, Pattern A increases by 1 each time; Pattern B decreases by 1 each time.

Example Question #163 : How To Work With Number Series

What number comes next in the sequence?

2, 12, 7, 17, 12, 22, ________

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern is add 10, then subtract 5.

Example Question #164 : How To Work With Number Series

What number comes next in the sequence?

7, 14, 11, 22, 19, ____________

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern is multiply by 2, then subtract 3.

Example Question #164 : How To Work With Number Series

What number should come next in the sequence?

120, 60, 180, 90, 270, ________

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The pattern is divide by 2, then multiply by 3.

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