Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Ok, this one is (hopefully) a little harder than my first two: 11,13,12,13,12,11,11,X? What comes next, and why? I may post a hint if the post seems to be lingering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Joe's Student Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 13?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Oh, you're just guessing... Remember to include the 'why'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Ok, this one is (hopefully) a little harder than my first two: 11,13,12,13,12,11,11,X? What comes next, and why? I may post a hint if the post seems to be lingering... 14. It just follows the logica progression. 11 to 13 establishes the range. Then, you work from the midpoint upward (12 to 13). Work from the midpoint downward (12 to 11). Return to the starting point: 11. Establish the next range by adding 1, therefore: 14. G Brown Dallas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) 14. It just follows the logica progression. 11 to 13 establishes the range. Then, you work from the midpoint upward (12 to 13). Work from the midpoint downward (12 to 11). Return to the starting point: 11. Establish the next range by adding 1, therefore: 14. G Brown Dallas Oh, I might ammend this by saying I am assuming you are consistently headed in an increasing numerical direction. Also, IF you are only working with whole numbers (that info is not provided), you have to go to 15, not 14. PS: If this is supposed to just simply be an endless loop, then you have to go back to 13... and the same sequence starts all over again. Edited July 18, 2008 by gbrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) Welcome to the Den G Brown! Please have a look at using Spoilers so that other can continue to work on the problem at the same time. While I like the creativeness of your solution, it is not correct. I will say at this point, the question only deals with whole numbers, and is a finite series. Edited July 18, 2008 by Jarod997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Welcome to the Den G Brown! Please have a look at using Spoilers so that other can continue to work on the problem at the same time. While I like the creativeness of your solution, it is not correct. I will say at this point, the question only deals with whole numbers, and is a finite series. Ooops. Advice well taken. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 for each set of ones add them to get the number they represent except for the last set because they will follow with something else. that gives: 33121312. To make it so that it reads the same frontwards and backwards, the end has to be 133. How to do that with the last ones and a next number? One could add another 9 ones and a 3 (11,11,11,11,13). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I'm looking for a single number for 'X' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I'm looking for a single number for 'X' Is X the last number or there are some more number before the finite one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 For the purposes of this puzzle, X is the last. However, the series could be continued (to a finite point). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 15. Considered as sums of pairs which follow a patterned sequence based on the total of the first pair, we see this emerge: the first pair total 24; the second ascends by 1, 25; the third descends by 1, 23 and if the fourth is to ascend by two, then the other digit with 11 must be 15, totaling 26. However, does this sequence which can continue to expand in both directions violate the "finite" aspect of the puzzle?Ok, this one is (hopefully) a little harder than my first two: 11,13,12,13,12,11,11,X? What comes next, and why? I may post a hint if the post seems to be lingering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) G Brown: again, a creative solution but it would violate being a finite series. Here is a hint to get everyone thinking a bit more: "Canadianized" version of the sequence: 10,11,8,7,8,6,9,10,Y? Bonus points if you can get the correct values for both X and Y. Good luck! Edited July 19, 2008 by Jarod997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) Ok, ok, I'll give you not so much a hint, but a direction to steer you in. This puzzle has less to do with math and more to do with something else. Spoiler for A Little More: See my hint I posted above... it is significant. Edited July 19, 2008 by Jarod997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Ok, ok, I'll give you not so much a hint, but a direction to steer you in. This puzzle has less to do with math and more to do with something else. Spoiler for A Little More: See my hint I posted above... it is significant. 10. Series +2, -1, +1, -1, 0, -1.... next number is 11-1 = 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 NINE: (11+2)/1 -> 13 (13+11)/2 -> 12 (12+1)/1 -> 13 (13+11)/2 -> 12 (12+(-1))/1 -> 11 (11+11)/2 -> 11 (11+(-2))/1 -> 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Welcome to the Den jetagent! Please look at using Spoilers as other people may want to work on the puzzle at the same time. While I admire your logic, that is not the answer I am looking for. Would that same logic work with the hint I posted above? Edited July 20, 2008 by Jarod997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 13 bc the nubers go like this 11 13 12 13 12 11 then it starts over 11 13 12 13 12 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 It is not 13. Keep trying, and review all the hints I've posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Yes, it is 12! But you forgot to tell me why... And the bonus question, what is the value for Y in the Canadianized version? (See previous hint) Edited July 20, 2008 by Jarod997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hehe, ok, I'm gonna go for the longest unsolved puzzle in the Den. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 letters=numbers, spell the name (or some other property) of USA, and Canada for the canada version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 11 - O Canada .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Unreality, you're starting to head in the right direction. Ben Law, I'm not entirely sure what you're getting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ok, this one is (hopefully) a little harder than my first two:
11,13,12,13,12,11,11,X?
What comes next, and why?
I may post a hint if the post seems to be lingering...
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