Numerical Series
Numerical Series
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Which number comes next: We've all seen these series questions in different types of tests, like
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...
2, 4, 8, 16, ...
Here's a tricky one that I came across - Give the next number in the series
8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, ..
Let's wait a week to post answers so as not to reveal the secret.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...
2, 4, 8, 16, ...
Here's a tricky one that I came across - Give the next number in the series
8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, ..
Let's wait a week to post answers so as not to reveal the secret.
Larry





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8,6,7,5,3,0,?
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How do I get my prize? ;)
For those that want to know the pattern, it is not like the examples that TangoCleveland provided. It is not like the Fibonacci sequence, or a geometric series, because it isn't an infinite sequence. The pattern stops at zero.
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Well, I didn't come right out and say it, anyway.
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Right, but I'm glad you didn't say why. I'm still puzzling out the other offerings...
Larry
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O, T, T, F, F, S, .....
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or 2,9,3,12,19,13,21 ...
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If you think about it it is infinite. (78, 654, 31, 27...)
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Probably get yelled at though for being 'ethnocentric' or something...
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S, E, N, T, E, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, N, T.....
Maybe I'd seen this one before, but it just popped into my head. Scary.
Rerig
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There must be a phenomenon at work here... I wonder if anyone has studied it?
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1 4 9 6 5 6 9
To be honest I just find these things just annoying, arbitrary puzzles that you can only get if you think like the puzzle setter.
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Greg Locock
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mine was made-up too. Don't need to anything more about me than that I was sitting at a typical keyboard when I typed it in (9 6 3 2 1 4... 7 8 5).
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Cheers
Greg Locock
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1113122112 btw
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Greg Locock
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3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 3 ...
It's an infinite series, but the numbers remain surprisingly small.
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The numbers do get bigger - and hyphenated!
You'll have no trouble with 7 8 5 5 3 4 4 6 9 .....
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Larry
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Strictly speaking, it's the English names of digits, not numbers.
8, 800, 808, 888, 885 ....... gets a bit tedious
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Cheers
Greg Locock
Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips.
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Larry
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 _ _
answer 9 8, as I have decided that for the purposes of this puzzle 8 means 9 and 9 means 8
Cheers
Greg Locock
Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips.
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You are absolutely right - these puzzles can be quiet arbitrary and infuriating. How about:
! @ # % * !# @!
It's a numerical series (not a string of obscenities), but to make it "interesting", I have substituted the conventional symbols for numerals with my own symbols. First, you have to work out my code, and THEN you have to work out my numerical series.
(Or, you can work out my series first, and then work out my code, if you prefer!)
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