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#1 2010-12-19 00:21:14

Mariner
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Registered: 2010-06-16
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Sequencing

Hi, I was wondering if I could get your help on some particular number sequence questions and the tricks behind them.

Here are a few.

10, ?, 41, 17, 52, 09
15, ?, 70, 18, 52, 00

Thanks,

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#2 2010-12-20 00:00:57

Bob
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Registered: 2010-06-20
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Re: Sequencing

Hi Mariner,

I looked at these yesterday and hoped someone else would pick up your problem.  But alas, no one has.

The trouble is: there's no obvious pattern so no wonder you are stuck.  If you write down any five numbers at random, it is possible to fit a formula to them but that's not what you want I suspect.

These go up and down so that counts out 'plus x', 'subtract x' , 'multiply by x' and 'divide by x'.  So I thought maybe there are two interlocked sequences, but I haven't got enough numbers for that, so I have to admit defeat at the moment.  Sorry

But this post will  refresh the thread with New Post so maybe someone else will spot something.

Bob

Last edited by Bob (2010-12-20 00:01:22)


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#3 2010-12-21 07:40:50

JaneFairfax
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Re: Sequencing

Why are the last numbers written 09 and 00 rather than 9 and 0? Is that supposed to be a clue? roll

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#4 2010-12-21 13:41:00

stapel
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Registered: 2006-07-22
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Re: Sequencing

Mariner wrote:

Hi, I was wondering if I could get your help on some particular number sequence questions and the tricks behind them.

Here are a few.

10, ?, 41, 17, 52, 09
15, ?, 70, 18, 52, 00

Try breaking up the numbers into sets of three digits. Remove the commas and try to find a pattern in:

. . . . .10_, _41, 175, 209

. . . . .15_, _70, 185, 200

There is no real "trick" to this. I just happened to think of it and it just happened to work.

cool

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#5 2010-12-22 11:49:05

soroban
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Registered: 2007-03-09
Posts: 452

Re: Sequencing

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#6 2017-11-07 18:51:39

Monox D. I-Fly
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Registered: 2015-12-02
Posts: 2,000

Re: Sequencing

soroban wrote:


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Because it contains "math"?

I knew it.

Last edited by Monox D. I-Fly (2017-11-07 18:52:04)


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