Direction: Find the missing term in the following series.
E @ 53, H $ 82, J % 106, ?, O # 2012
The series follows the rule as given below:
Alphabet → Symbol → sum of the numbers in previous set and difference of the numbers in previous set.
Alphabet is following the pattern of:
E + 3 → H
H + 2 → J
J + 3 → M
M + 2 → O
E @ 53 → 5 + 3 = 8 → 5 - 3 = 2 (the number in next term in series is 82)
H $ 82 → 8 + 2 = 10 → 8 - 2 = 6 (the number in next term in series is 106)
J % 106 → 10 + 6 = 16 → 10 - 6 = 4 (the number in next term in series is 164)
M & 164 → 16 + 4 = 20 → 16 - 4 = 12 (the number in next term in series is 164)
Hence, the answer is M & 164 .