15 votes 15 votes $\text{ What is the missing number in the following sequence?}$ $$2,\,12,\,60,\,240,\,720,\,1440,\,\underline{\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;},0$$ $2880$ $1440$ $720$ $0$ Quantitative Aptitude gatecse-2018 quantitative-aptitude sequence-series easy 1-mark + – gatecse asked Feb 14, 2018 edited Dec 1, 2022 by Lakshman Bhaiya gatecse 5.6k views answer comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply Warlock lord commented Feb 4, 2018 reply Follow Share 1440 2 votes 2 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 12 votes 12 votes $2 \times 6 = 12$ $12 \times 5 = 60$ $60 \times 4= 240$ $240 \times 3 = 720$ $720 \times 2 = 1440$ $1440 \times 1 = 1440$ So, option B, 1440 is the next term. Rakеsh Kumar answered Feb 14, 2018 edited Apr 3, 2018 by aisha dj Rakеsh Kumar comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
8 votes 8 votes So, the missing number is 1440. Sukanya Das answered Feb 14, 2018 Sukanya Das comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
5 votes 5 votes Answer: (B) Multiply previous term by 6 ( 2 * 6= 12) then by 5 , 4 ,3, 2 , 2 and 0 to get successive terms in sequence. 12 * 5 = 60 60 * 4 =210 240 * 3 = 720 720 *2 = 1440 1440 *1 = 1440 1440 * 0 = 0 smsubham answered Feb 4, 2018 smsubham comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
4 votes 4 votes 2*6=12 12*5=60 60*4=240 240*3=720 720*2=1440 1440*1=1440 -- Ans = 1440 1440*0=0 Sayan Bose answered Feb 14, 2018 Sayan Bose comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply khedkar devidas commented Feb 14, 2018 reply Follow Share Yes 1440 1 votes 1 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.