What comes next in AZ, BY, CX, DW, ___?
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The first letters move forward while the second letters move backward.
After D-W comes E-V.
Practice HAT Analytical Reasoning questions with answers and explanations.
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The first letters move forward while the second letters move backward.
After D-W comes E-V.
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The terms are cubes of consecutive integers: 1³, 2³, 3³, and 4³.
The next term is 5³ = 125.
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Each term increases by 3.
Adding 3 to 12 gives 15.
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These are descending squares: 12², 11², 10², and 9².
The next term is 8² = 64.
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Each term is double the previous term.
Therefore, 16 × 2 = 32.
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Each term is multiplied by 2.
Therefore, 96 × 2 = 192.
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The sequence follows repeated multiplication by 2.
Thus, 40 × 2 = 80.
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The terms are consecutive perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², and 4².
The next term is 5² = 25.
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The differences are 3, 5, 7, and 9.
The next difference is 11, giving 26 + 11 = 37.
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Every term is multiplied by 2.
Therefore, 56 × 2 = 112.
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The successive increases are 3, 4, 5, and 6.
The next increase is 7, so 28 + 7 = 35.
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The amounts subtracted are 9, 16, and 25, which are 3², 4², and 5².
Subtracting the next square, 6² = 36, gives 50 - 36 = 14.