42, 40, 38, 35, 33, 31, 28, ... choose which pair of numbers comes next?

A 25, 22

B 26, 23

C 26, 24

D 25, 23

E 26, 22

Correct Answer: Option C

This is an alternating subtraction series in which 2 is subtracted twice, then 3 is subtracted once, then 2 is subtracted twice, and so on.