# Find the next Number? [closed]

Find out the next number in the following Series

5 , 7 , 12 , 13 , 9 , ? .

Hint:

Square root.

• note that this is tagged with lateral thinking, which means the answer might not be purely algebraic. I have been trying to find patterns in the english words and roman numerals but currently I have nothing. Jul 26 '16 at 12:35
• I voted to close because as too broad because there are already at least two answers that appear to be valid. Please refine or extend the question. Jul 26 '16 at 14:07
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• @KNeerajLal : I have updated one hint, this one can clearly solve the answer. Jul 27 '16 at 6:13
• @JishnuChandran Yes, I get it now :) Please reopen the question mods. :) Jul 27 '16 at 8:00

4.

Because:

Let's name the numbers

$x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4, x_5, x_6$.
We need to find $x_6$.

Adding the numbers 2 by 2 in such a a way that their indexes sum up to 7 we get:
$x_3 + x_4 = 12+13 = 25 = 5^2$
$x_2 + x_5 = 7+9 = 16 = 4^2$
$x_1 + x_6 = 5+4 = 9 = 3^2$

• Number order is a bit strange if this is th answer Jul 26 '16 at 12:20
• I admit, is kind of a long shot, but it's all I have. Jul 26 '16 at 12:21
• i love this answer. if it's not the right one, it should be. Jul 26 '16 at 12:22
• I agree @Anthony,but the outcome is not correct. Jul 26 '16 at 12:32
• @Marius and fine effort in your perspective.Should i provide a hint. Jul 26 '16 at 12:33

22

# Why?

5 + 7 = 12, 13 + 9 = 22

# Other

If We want go on with sequence of numbers, I think It goes like that:

5 + 7 = 12 , 13 + 9 = 22, 23 + 11=34, 35 + 15 = 50
If 5,7=12 and the 13,9 I think You did 7+2, 12 -> 2. So, 23+11 , 9 (13+9) and 2 (22 -> 2).

• Welcome to Stack Exchange, and Puzzling Stack Exchange in particular.   (The first part of) your answer is no less plausible than any of the others that have been posted.  You’ll find that the questions here are usually trickier than that, but not always; there’s no harm in offering a plausible guess if the correct answer hasn’t been revealed yet.  But the second part of your answer (the “Other” edit) is very confusing.  You seem to be using , (comma) to mean + (plus) and - (hyphen) to delimit a list,  … (Cont’d) Jul 26 '16 at 18:57
• (Cont’d) …  except where you say “…22, 23…” and “…34, 35…”, in which you seem to be using , (comma) to delimit a list.  And you do use + after that, so why are you using , (comma) to mean + (plus) in the first place? If you’re extrapolating from $n_4=n_3+1$ to assume $n_7=n_6+1$ and $n_{10}=n_9+1$, you should say so. And where are you getting your suggested values for $n_8$ and $n_{11}$? Your last line (starting with “If”) doesn’t make any sense to me at all.  You probably shouldn’t be using backticks around “5,7=12 and the 13,9” like that. What does “2” have to do with anything? Jul 26 '16 at 18:58
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I think 4 is the answer. 12 to 7 difference is 5 so 13 to 9 difference is 4.

• No.This is not the answer. Jul 26 '16 at 12:17
• Oh Okay. let me think :) Jul 26 '16 at 12:18
• While I’ve seen some very weird questions (puzzles) and some very weird answers (some of which have been marked as correct) on this site, it’s conventional for sequences/series of numbers to work sequentially. Your answer would make a little bit of sense if $n_1-n_2=n_3$, but that’s not the case. If you’re going to suggest a non-sequential answer to a series question, you should at least acknowledge that it is a non-sequential answer and, ideally, provide a rationale as to why it is likely to be the correct answer. Jul 26 '16 at 17:51

I just want to try :)

Is it

8

Because

13 - 12 = 1; 9 - 7 = 2; x - 5 = should be 3

so x = 8.

• Please someone find the answer I am really tired to checking if answered at any time whatsoever ... Jul 27 '16 at 10:31

It's

14

because

if we translate each number to a letter corresponding to its position in the alphabet, we get E G L M I and so of course we're missing N (=14) because then we can spell the word MINGLE, mingled.

• That word is somewhat appropriate to the inputs of this puzzle. But, aside from that, you could also use gimlet, midleg, and a few non-standard ones (e.g., gimble, leming, and milage). Jul 26 '16 at 21:43