Puzzle 261
What are the next three digits in this sequence:
7 · 3 · 1 · 8 · 2 · 8 · 5 · 3 · 1 · 5 · 3 · 0 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 4 · 3 · 0 · ? · ? · ?
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Hint
This question involves the months of the year in some way.
Answer
4 3 1.
Reasoning
This is the sequence of the length of the name of the month, and the number of days in that month.
7 3 1 = January, which has 7 letters, and 31 days.
8 2 8 = February, which has 8 letters, and 28 days.
5 3 1 = March, which has 5 letters, and 31 days.
5 3 0 = April, which has 5 letters, and 30 days.
3 3 1 = May, which has 3 letters, and 31 days.
4 3 0 = June, which has 4 letters, and 30 days.
Which means the next three digits are:
4 3 1 = July, which has 4 letters, and 31 days.
Puzzle 262
What is the next number in this sequence:
1 · 1 · 2 · 4 · 3 · 9 · 4 · 61 · 5 · 52 · 6 · 63 · 7 · 94 · 8 · ?
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Hint
Can you see 1, 2, 3, …?
Answer
46.
Reasoning
Take the numbers in pairs, square the first, and reverse the digits.
1 1 (1 x 1 = 1, reversed is 1)
2 4 (2 x 2 = 4, reversed is 4)
3 9 (3 x 3 = 9, reversed is 9)
4 61 (4 x 4 = 16, reversed is 61)
5 52 (5 x 5 = 25, reversed is 52)
6 63 (6 x 6 = 36, reversed is 63)
7 94 (7 x 7 = 49, reversed is 94)
so we require:
8 46 (8 x 8 = 64, reversed is 46)
Puzzle 263
What comes next in this sequence:
31 · 41 · 51 · 61 · 71 · 81 · 92 · ?
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Hint
Write the numbers without any spaces.
Answer
02.
These are the numbers 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22, but spaced incorrectly.
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