In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

37

142

87

5

27

18

27

88

?

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This question was previously asked in

SSC MTS Previous Paper 27 (Held On: 16 August 2019 Shift 3)

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Answer 1

The pattern followed is,

Taking column wise,

1^st term – (2^nd term × 2) = 3^rd term

For column 1:

37 – (5 × 2) = 27

For column 2:

142 – (27 × 2) = 88

For column 3:

87 – (18 × 2) = 51

Hence, “51” is the correct answer.