Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete?
EQL 2 GMN 6 IIP 18 KER 54 ?

Question

Which of the following terms will replace the question mark (?) in the given series to make it logically complete? EQL 2 GMN 6 IIP 18 KER 54 ?

Prepp Team · Accepted Answer

To solve this problem, we must identify the pattern in the given series: EQL 2, GMN 6, IIP 18, KER 54, and ?. Let's analyze each segment and find the logical reasoning behind it.

We notice that the terms are combinations of letters followed by numbers. Let's first consider the alphabetical part of each segment.
The letter sequences are: EQL, GMN, IIP, KER. Observe the first letters of each set:
- E (5), G (7), I (9), K (11) - these letters are increasing by 2.
- Q (17), M (13), I (9), E (5) - these letters are decreasing by 4.
- L (12), N (14), P (16), R (18) - these letters are increasing by 2.
Hence, for the next term, we need:
- First letter: K + 2 = M
- Second letter: E - 4 = A
- Third letter: R + 2 = T
Now we observe the numeric sequence: 2, 6, 18, 54. We see that each number seems to fit the pattern of multiplying by a certain factor:
- 6 is 2 multiplied by 3.
- 18 is 6 multiplied by 3.
- 54 is 18 multiplied by 3.
Therefore, the next number should be 54 multiplied by 3, which equals 162.
Putting these together, the term is MAT 162.