Question

In each of the following questions a number series is given with one missing (?) term. The term is given as one of the alternatives among the five numbers given in the answer choic Find the term.
2, 5,11,23,47,?

• A. 49
• B. 52
• C. 95
• D. 106
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The correct answer is option (C):

95

Let's analyze the number series: 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, ?

To find the pattern, let's look at the differences between consecutive terms:

* 5 - 2 = 3
* 11 - 5 = 6
* 23 - 11 = 12
* 47 - 23 = 24

Notice that the differences (3, 6, 12, 24) are doubling each time. This suggests a pattern of multiplying by 2 and adding a value. More specifically, we can observe the following pattern:

* 2 * 2 + 1 = 5
* 5 * 2 + 1 = 11
* 11 * 2 + 1 = 23
* 23 * 2 + 1 = 47

Following this pattern, the next term will be calculated as:

* 47 * 2 + 1 = 94 + 1 = 95

Therefore, the missing term is 95.