What number comes next in the series 9, 31, 14, 27, 19, 23, ...?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 24
- Step 1: Two patterns alternate. The odd positions rise by 5 (9, 14, 19) so the next odd-position term is 24.
Answer
24.
Why not the others: 19, 29 and 36 don't fit.
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