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Practise 134 Missing Number questions from Verbal Reasoning for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. Study the following number matrix and find the missing number: Row 1: 8, 9, 17 | Row 2: 32, 36, 68 | Row 3: 23, 10, ?

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Answer: B

In each row, the third number is the sum of the first two. 23 + 10 = 33.

2. Study the following number matrix and find the missing number: Row 1: 21, 22, 43 | Row 2: 14, 8, 22 | Row 3: 7, 7, ?

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Answer: A

In each row, the third number is the sum of the first two. 7 + 7 = 14.

3. Study the following number matrix and find the missing number: Row 1: 5, 11, 17 | Row 2: 11, 17, 23 | Row 3: 17, 23, ?

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Answer: D

Each row and column follows an arithmetic pattern with common difference 6. The missing number is 29.

4. Study the following number matrix and find the missing number: Row 1: 7, 14, 21 | Row 2: 14, 21, 28 | Row 3: 21, 28, ?

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Answer: C

Each row and column follows an arithmetic pattern with common difference 7. The missing number is 35.

5. Study the following number matrix and find the missing number: Row 1: 6, 2, 12 | Row 2: 8, 6, 48 | Row 3: 4, 5, ?

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Answer: C

In each row, the third number is the product of the first two. 4 x 5 = 20.

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