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Number Sequences

The document presents a series of number sequences with missing numbers and asks the reader to determine the missing numbers using simple mathematical operations. It contains over 30 number sequences with questions marks indicating missing numbers. The answer section provides the missing number for each sequence along with the mathematical operation used to determine it, such as increasing by a set amount, doubling, halving, etc. The sequences include both linear patterns and more complex recursive patterns.

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Number Sequences

The document presents a series of number sequences with missing numbers and asks the reader to determine the missing numbers using simple mathematical operations. It contains over 30 number sequences with questions marks indicating missing numbers. The answer section provides the missing number for each sequence along with the mathematical operation used to determine it, such as increasing by a set amount, doubling, halving, etc. The sequences include both linear patterns and more complex recursive patterns.

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NUMBER SEQUENCES

There are infinite formulas that will fit any finite series. Try to guess the following number in each
sequence (using the most simple mathematical operations, because as I mentioned, there is more
than one solution for each number sequence).

8723, 3872, 2387, ?


1, 4, 9, 18, 35, ?

23, 45, 89, 177, ?


7, 5, 8, 4, 9, 3, ?

11, 19, 14, 22, 17, 25, ?


3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ?

2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 24, 27, ?


1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, ?

99, 92, 86, 81, 77, ?


0, 4, 2, 6, 4, 8, ?

1, 2, 2, 4, 8, 11, 33, ?
1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ?

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ?


5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, ?

27, 82, 41, 124, 62, 31, 94, 47, 142, 71, 214, 107, ?
126, 63, 190, 95, 286, 143, 430, 215, 646, 323, 970, ?

4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117, ?


2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, ?

4, 4, 341, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 10, 4, 4, 14, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 22, 4, 4, 9, 6, ?

ANSWER

8723, 3872, 2387, ? 7238 (moving of numerals)

1, 4, 9, 18, 35, ? 68 (x*2+2, +1, +0, -1, -2)


23, 45, 89, 177, ? 353 (x*2-1)

7, 5, 8, 4, 9, 3, ? 10, 2 (two series - every second number: 7, 8, 9, 10 and 5, 4, 3, 2)


11, 19, 14, 22, 17, 25, ? 20, 28 (two series - every second number: 11, 14, 17, 20 and 19,

22, 25, 28)


3, 8, 15, 24, 35, ? 48 (x+5, +7, +9, +11, +13)

2, 4, 5, 10, 12, 24, 27, ? 54, 58 (x*2, +1, *2, +2, *2, +3, *2, +4)
1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, ? 29 (a+b=c, b+c=d, c+d=e)

99, 92, 86, 81, 77, ? 74 (x-7, -6, -5, -4, -3)
0, 4, 2, 6, 4, 8, ? 6 (x+4, -2, +4, -2, +4, -2)

1, 2, 2, 4, 8, 11, 33, ?
1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ? 720 (x*2, *3, *4, *5, *6)

1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ?

5, 7, 12, 19, 31, 50, ? 81 (a+b=c, b+c=d, c+d=e)


27, 82, 41, 124, 62, 31, 94, 47, 142, 71, 214, 107, ? 322, 161 (x*3+1, /2, *3+1, /2)

126, 63, 190, 95, 286, 143, 430, 215, 646, 323, 970, ? 485, 1456 (x/2, *3+1, /2, *3+1)
4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117, ? 235 (x*2-1, *2+1, *2-1)

2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5, ?

2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 5
4, 4, 341, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 10, 4, 4, 14, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 4, 6, 22, 4, 4, 9, 6, ? 4, 4

5 25 325 4325
Given
1=5
2 = 25
3 = 325
4 = 4325
What does 5 equal?
ANSWER
54325. Rather than being a mathematical solution, the answer is derived by prepending (putting in
front of) the value on the left side of the equation with the previous answer. So for 3 you take 25, the
previous answer, and put 3 in front, giving you 325. Then you put 4 in front to get 4325 and lastly, put
5 in front to get 54325.

Three Two Three Sequence


What number belongs at the beginning of this sequence?
?, 3, 2, 3, 9, 2, 4, 8, 4, 3, 7, 6

ANSWER
3 .
If you break up the numbers into groups of 4, a,b,c,d, then 2 |a d| = |b c|.
9 2 4 8 2 |9 8| = |2 4|, or 2 1 = 2
4 3 7 6 2 |4 6| = |3 7|, or 2 2 = 4, so
n 3 2 3 2 |3 3| = |3 2|, or 2 = 1;

Im not sure this is the correct solution, but its the best Ive found so far. Email me if you know of a
better one.

Two Three Four Fifteen


What is the missing number?
2 3 4 15 12
3 4 5 28 20
4 5 6 45 30
5 6 7 66 42
6 7 8 ?? 56

ANSWER
91. To get the number in the fourth column, you add the numbers in column 1 and 2, then multiply by
the number in column 2. f(n,m) = (n + m) * m
For example, f(2,3) = (2 + 3) * 3 = 15. Thus f(6,7) = (6 + 7) * 7 = 91

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