Going through psychometric test exercises and came accrpss this sequence I cant make sense of. Answer is below. Can anyone explain?
The number sequence I have is:
3 ? 4 6 4
What is the missing number and why?
Possible answers:
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c )1 (d) 2
Also, would be great to have any practice tips for these if anyone has any recommendation! The book I'm using only has answers but no explanations…
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answer: d
Sorry, this is non-sense. The problem with these kind of sequences is that if they are not long enough, one is able to find ways to fit in different numbers.
I was trying to create an answer, but I can find ways for it to be c) and for it to be d). And I can find an absurd number of potential sequences after the 5th number (meaning that there's a significant ammount of potential different rules for this sequence).
I wish I could have some good material to recommend to you, but i don't.
In any case, just move on from that question - it's badly written. You need a 6th number in the sequence to narrow down the potential number of rules that could be used.
This could be all sorts of numbers. I would move on and try one of the GMAT prep books which hopefully has better questions
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Agree with what has been said before. Not sure in which context you found this question, but have hardly come across this question format in consulting context.
Hi there,
I totally agree with Pedro.
I highly highly recommend you use resources that provide explanations for the answer!
