Puzzle 1
What are the next two numbers in this sequence:
14 91 62 53 64 96 ? ?
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Hint
Try removing the spaces between the numbers.
Answer
48 and 11.
Reasoning
These are the squares of numbers without the correct spacing.
1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100
with no spaces becomes:
149162536496481100
broken into blocks of two:
14 91 62 53 64 96 48 11 00
So the next two in the sequence are 48 and 11.
Puzzle 2
Starting in the bottom left corner and moving either up or right, how many ways are there to get to the top right corner and make a total of 10?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Hint
You can only go up, or right.
Answer
6.
With U = Up, and R = Right, you can move in the following ways:
UURR
URUR
URRU
RUUR
RURU
RRUU
Puzzle 3
Can you decode the following well known quote?
B DBBCC, DBADABCDA B AC
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Hint
The code has just four letters, A, B, C, and D. Each letter encodes 5 different letters.
Answer
I think, therefore I am.
Reasoning
A represents a, b, c, d, and e.
B represents f, g, h, i, and j.
C represents k, l, m, n, and o.
D represents p, q, r, s, and t.
E represents u, v, w, x, and y.
Puzzle 4
What number comes next in this sequence:
1 8 9 64 25 216 49 ?
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Hint
Think of squares and cubes.
Answer
512.
Each term alternates between a square and a cube, 8 3 = 512.
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