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What comes next?

5, 10, 8, 16, 14, ?

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SSC CPO 2025 Paper 1 Question Paper (9-Dec-2025) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

28

Look at how each term is obtained from the previous one.

5 × 2 = 10; 10 − 2 = 8.

8 × 2 = 16; 16 − 2 = 14.

The operations alternate: multiply by 2, then subtract 2. The next step is therefore multiplication by 2.

14 × 2 = 28.

Hence, the next term is 28.

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