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Select the number from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

96, 77, 60, 47, 36, ?

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SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

29

The pattern in the series decreases by successive subtraction: 96 − 19 = 77, 77 − 17 = 60, 60 − 13 = 47, 47 − 11 = 36. Following the pattern, 36 − 7 = 29. So, the answer is 29.

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