What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?
1, 8, 2, 27, 3, 64, 4, ?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Given sequence:
1, 8, 2, 27, 3, 64, 4, ?
We can separate the sequence into two interleaved series:
Odd positions: 1, 2, 3, 4 → increasing by 1 each time.
Even positions: 8, 27, 64, ? → these are cubes of 2, 3, 4, ?
So, next term is 53=125
Hence, the correct answer is option (1).