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Find out the missing term of the number series given below.

60, ?, 63.6, 70.8, 99.6, 243.6

Options

A

67.4

B

61.2

C

59.6

D

57.8

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Correct Answer :

Option B

61.2

61.2

Solution :

To find the missing term of the number series, let us analyze the pattern of differences between consecutive terms.

Let the given series be:
T1=60
T2=?
T3=63.6
T4=70.8
T5=99.6
T6=243.6

First, let's calculate the differences between the known consecutive terms at the end of the series:

T6-T5=243.6-99.6=144

T5-T4=99.6-70.8=28.8

T4-T3=70.8-63.6=7.2

Now, let us examine the relationship between these differences: 7.2, 28.8, and 144.

We can see that:
28.8/7.2=4
144/28.8=5

The ratio of the differences is increasing by 1 each time. Specifically:
The difference between the 3rd and 4th term is d3=7.2.
The difference between the 4th and 5th term is d4=7.2×4=28.8.
The difference between the 5th and 6th term is d5=28.8×5=144.

Following this pattern backwards:
The difference between the 2nd and 3rd term (d2) multiplied by 3 should equal the next difference 7.2.
d2×3=7.2d2=2.4

Similarly, the difference between the 1st and 2nd term (d1) multiplied by 2 should equal the next difference 2.4.
d1×2=2.4d1=1.2

Let us verify this by calculating the missing term T2:
Using d1=1.2:
T2=T1+1.2=60+1.2=61.2

Let us check if this matches with T3:
T3=T2+2.4=61.2+2.4=63.6, which is indeed the third term in the series.

Therefore, the missing term is 61.2.

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