Look at this series: 53, 53, 40, 40, 27, 27, ... What number should come next?\nOptions:\n(A) 12\n(B) 14\n(C) 27\n(D) 53\n(E) 86
Stream of thoughts:
(B)
In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at the next number.

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So, the final answer is (B)