Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Practice Test

Which number comes next in the series: 99, 33, 11, 3, 2/3?

1. 1/3

2. 11/9

3. 7/9

4. 3/16

The correct answer is: 11/9

To determine the next number in the series 99, 33, 11, 3, 2/3, it is useful to look for a pattern in how each number relates to the one before it. Starting with 99 and moving down the series: - 99 divided by 3 equals 33. - 33 divided by 3 equals 11. - 11 divided by about 3.67 results in approximately 3 (exact division here might differ slightly as we move into fractions). - 3 divided by about 4.5 gives you 2/3. Each step appears to involve dividing the previous number by an increasingly larger value. To find the next number, we can continue this trend. The last number is 2/3. To maintain the logical flow of the sequence, if we were to divide by a certain number, the next division could potentially keep the alterations consistent with what we've observed. In this case, dividing 2/3 by 2 gives us 1/3, establishing a logical numerical sequence. However, if we instead look at the fractions more idiosyncratically, dividing 2/3 by slightly less than 2 would land us near 11