213, 218, 233, 278, 413, ?
Find the missing number in the following number series.
Correct Answer :
818
Solution :
To find the missing number in the series, let us first calculate the differences between consecutive terms:
First term = 213
Second term = 218
Third term = 233
Fourth term = 278
Fifth term = 413
Let us find the differences:
Now, let us analyze the pattern in these differences:
5, 15, 45, 135
We can observe that each successive difference is multiplied by 3:
Following this pattern, the next difference in the series will be:
To find the missing number, we add this difference to the last given term (413):
Therefore, the correct missing number in the series is 818.
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