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#1 2007-09-12 22:12:05
- sean_the_professional
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Sequence
What is the 20th number in this sequence?
896, 3687, 749, 34448, 836, ...
#2 2007-09-13 00:33:19
- John E. Franklin
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Re: Sequence
An hour ago on Yahoo Answers, the answer was posted.
It has to do with cell phone text messaging.
Have fun...
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#3 2007-09-13 10:01:23
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Re: Sequence
Nice and tricky!
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#4 2007-09-13 10:40:19
- mathsyperson
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Re: Sequence
Ooh, nice one. I had no idea when I first saw it but John's hint was enough of a nudge for me.
If they'd asked for the 21st number instead then the answer would have been much more of a cliché. 
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It wanted to be normal.
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#5 2017-02-19 15:53:12
- Monox D. I-Fly
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Re: Sequence
An hour ago on Yahoo Answers, the answer was posted.
It has to do with cell phone text messaging.
Have fun...
I am curious about this, but I have no clue. In text message, 896 results in twm, right? So, what is the pattern?
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