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Number sequence puzzle
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:03 am
by nitrah55
What's the next number in this sequence, and why?
1, 4, 3, 11, 15, 13...
Hint: The sequence, and the solution, require that you read English.
Re: Number sequence puzzle
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:20 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
one
four
three
eleven
twelve
thirteen
seventeen
Re: Number sequence puzzle
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:33 am
by megaaddict
17 is next since it is the first number requiring 9 letters to spell.
Not sure what the next would be. It depends on if one counts hyphens or not.
Re: Number sequence puzzle
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:37 am
by Sir_Galahad
17 (9 letters)
1 (3 letters to spell the word "one")
4 (4 letters)
3 (5 letters)
11 (6 letters)
15 (7 letters)
13 (8 letters)
Re: Number sequence puzzle
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:39 am
by NellyLunatic1980
megaaddict wrote:17 is next since it is the first number requiring 9 letters to spell.
Not sure what the next would be. It depends on if one counts hyphens or not.
I think that
"sextillion"
would be next.
Re: Number sequence puzzle
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:19 pm
by andrewjackson
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:megaaddict wrote:17 is next since it is the first number requiring 9 letters to spell.
Not sure what the next would be. It depends on if one counts hyphens or not.
I think that
"sextillion"
would be next.
I think it would go:
1, 4, 3, 11, 15, 13, 17, 24, 1.5 ...
Re: Number sequence puzzle
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:15 pm
by etaoin22
I'm very late to be trying, and I cant even count anymore.