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Question

Which of the following numbers will replace the question mark (?) in the given series? 

3, 17, 83, 329, ?, 1961

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

983

Pattern is:

3×6- 1=17

17×5- 2=83

83 ×4 - 3=329

329 ×3 - 4 = 983

983 ×2 - 5 = 1961

missing term is 983

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