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51. 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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Solution:
This is a simple addition series, which begins with 2 and adds 6.
52. 9, 11, 33, 13, 15, 33, 17, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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Solution:
In this alternating repetition series, a random number, 33, is interpolated every third number into a simple addition series, in which each number increases by 2.
53. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4, 8, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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This is an alternating addition series with a random number, 4, interpolated as every third number. In the main series, 1 is added, then 2 is added, then 1, then 2, and so on.
54. 17, 17, 34, 20, 20, 31, 23, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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This is an alternating subtraction series with repetition. There are two different patterns here. In the first, a number repeats itself; then 3 is added to that number to arrive at the next number, which also repeats. This gives the series 17, 17, 20, 20, 23, and so on. Every third number follows a second pattern, in which 3 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next: 34, 31, 28.
55. 6, 20, 8, 14, 10, 8, 12, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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This is an alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 2 is added to each number to arrive at the next; in the alternate pattern, 6 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next.
56. 21, 25, 18, 29, 33, 18, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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This is a simple addition series with a random number, 18, interpolated as every third number. In the series, 4 is added to each number except 18, to arrive at the next number.
57. 75, 65, 85, 55, 45, 85, 35, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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This is a simple subtraction series in which a random number, 85, is interpolated as every third number. In the subtraction series, 10 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next.
58. 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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Solution:
In this simple addition series, each number is 5 more than the previous number.
59. 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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Solution:
In this simple addition series, each number is 5 greater than the previous number.
60. 84, 78, 72, 66, 60, 54, 48, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

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Solution:
In this simple subtraction series, each number is 6 less than the previous number.