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Consider the following sequence of numbers : 
5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6 

How many odd numbers are followed by an odd number in the above sequence? 

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Option 2 : 6
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Numbers that are not divisible by 2 are odd numbers.

Given sequence of numbers is :

5 1 4 7 3 9 8 5 7 2 6 3 1 5 8 6 3 8 5 2 2 4 3 4 9 6 

(5,1) (7,3) (3,9) (5,7) (3,1) (1,5)

Hence, 6 is the correct answer.

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