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#1 2014-08-01 11:31:22
- PatternMan
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Which number comes next in the sequence?
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#3 2014-08-02 03:17:39
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
xD How long did it take you to figure it out?
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#4 2014-08-02 05:59:23
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
Hi PatternMan;
A question. Is the phrase "Which number comes next in the sequence?" part of the original problem? Did you add it?
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#5 2014-08-02 06:53:31
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
Hi PatternMan;
A question. Is the phrase "Which number comes next in the sequence?" part of the original problem? Did you add it?
It's part of the original question.
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#6 2014-08-12 02:33:20
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
19?
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#7 2014-08-12 02:38:08
Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
I can fit this polynomial on the data
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#8 2014-08-13 10:15:59
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
19?
Congrats.
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#9 2014-09-04 08:12:33
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
I thought the next number was 91 
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#10 2014-09-09 22:19:53
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
91 does seem more appropriate.
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#11 2014-09-20 00:19:19
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
91 does seem more appropriate.
Yep it's 91. My bad.
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#12 2014-11-30 20:22:28
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Re: Which number comes next in the sequence?
I believe it is 91 as indicated above.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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