Question : Directions: In the following question a series is given, with one number missing. Select the missing number from the given series.
3, 10, 31, 94, ?
Option 1: 197
Option 2: 127
Option 3: 283
Option 4: 317
Correct Answer: 283
Solution :
Given:
3, 10, 31, 94, ?
Multiply each term in the series by 3 and then add 1 to the resultant to get the missing term.
(3 × 3) + 1 = 10; (10 × 3) + 1 = 31; (31 × 3) + 1 = 94; (94 × 3) + 1 = 283
So, 283 is the missing term in the series. Hence, the third option is correct.