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Direction: Find out the missing number in the series. 4, 5, 9, 81, 25, __________

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Direction: Find out the missing number in the series.

4, 5, 9, 81, 25, __________
  1. 43
  2. 16
  3. 50
  4. 59

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - 16
The first three terms are 4, 5 and their sum 9. They are then followed by their squares in reverse order: 9 x 9 = 81 and 5 x 5 = 25. The next term is therefore 4 x 4 = 16.

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