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10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66, ?
Discover the Missing Number in the Series: 10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66, ?
In summary, The numbers in the sequence are increasing by 1, then doubling, then tripling, then quadrupling, and so on. It may not be a unique way to continue the sequence, but it is a possible pattern.
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HallsofIvy
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What reason do you have to think that there is a unique way to continue this?
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Gib Z
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May not be a unique way, but I think he just wants the simplest or any way. Either way it stumps me.
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HallsofIvy
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Well, if he want any way, 7 will do fine!
Hmm, I do notice that today is April 1.
Hmm, I do notice that today is April 1.
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Try the sequence 14,23,28,34,42,? At least it has an answer (particularly for NYC residents).
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um...
..., 96, 10000000000, 10000000000000
..., 96, 10000000000, 10000000000000
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This is an old problem. Here's the answer
10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66, 314, Kermit, 7, 2, 2, 19, 43, Wyoming, 14343, 22, 43, 44, 1.654342, the Larch, 22, 23, 24, 0, 5, ...
The pattern should now be obvious.
10, 9, 60, 90, 70, 66, 314, Kermit, 7, 2, 2, 19, 43, Wyoming, 14343, 22, 43, 44, 1.654342, the Larch, 22, 23, 24, 0, 5, ...
The pattern should now be obvious.
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Gib Z
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Is this a big april fools joke to make us try our hardest to find a pattern and waste our time?
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It's a real series: http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/A052196
Code:
ten
nine
sixty
ninety
seventy
sixtysix
ninetysix
tenbillion
tentrillion
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Gib Z
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Good spot! Though not of much interest to me mathematically, this series..
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