What should come in place of question mark lsquo rsquo in the following number series 14 26 50 98 19...........

What should come in place of question mark ‘?’ in the following number series?

14, 26, 50, 98, 194, ?

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RRB Clerk Prelims (19 Aug, 2023 Shift 1)

475

369

386

430

285

To determine the pattern in this series, let's look at the differences between each pair of consecutive numbers:

- 26 - 14 = 12

- 50 - 26 = 24

- 98 - 50 = 48

- 194 - 98 = 96

The differences appear to double each time (12, 24, 48, 96). The next difference should be 96 * 2 = 192.

- Adding this to the last number: 194 + 192 = 386

- Option:1, 475 - The difference is too large.

- Option:2, 369 - Doesn't follow the pattern.

- Option:3, 386 - Matches the pattern perfectly.

- Option:4, 430 - Too high based on the pattern.

- Option:5, 285 - Too low based on doubling differences.

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