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skier 11-11-2004 09:55 PM

series of numbers
 
I was doing a series of numbers questionaire that my stats roomate gave to me and got all of them except this last bonus question. Could anyone help me out?


1
11
21
1211
111221


He gave me a hint, that the last answer has 6 numbers. He's been lording it over me and i'm coming up blank. Can you guys help me?

cliche 11-12-2004 12:17 AM

Next line is 312211 if that's any help. nb the numbers should be read as pairs - ie 31 22 11 (and 11 12 21 on the line above)

molloby 11-12-2004 03:11 AM

Um, not to sound like an idiot but I have absolutely no idea why that would be the answer.

Care to enlighten me?

Reese 11-12-2004 06:13 AM

I'll start from the beginning.

1 - You have ONE 1, so the next number is:

11 - You have TWO 1's so the next number is...

21 - you have ONE 2, and ONE 1..

1211 one 1, one 2 two 1

111221

You have THREE 1's, TWO 2's and ONE 1.

312211

Does that help?

molloby 11-12-2004 12:11 PM

Ah, right, fair enough then.

skier 11-12-2004 06:18 PM

haha that's awesome. Never thought of it that way. Thanks cliche and cybermike :P

fuzzybottom 11-13-2004 09:11 AM

is there a name for that sequence?

Reese 11-13-2004 10:59 AM

It's called the "look and say" sequence. Pretty fun reading if you can understand it.. but then again, if you can understand it, you've probably already read about it... Nah, It's fun to read even if you don't understand it :)

JJRousseau 11-26-2004 07:05 PM

I love crazy little mind benders like that. Couldn't get that one tho' Guess I'm thinking inside the box tonight. :(


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