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33, 66, ?, 1212, ?, 1218

I just can't figure out how to complete this sequence. The last number throws off everything I try. Anyone have some ideas? I can perhaps see the missing numbers ending in 9 and 15, but that still might be the wrong pattern.

Taken from: https://news.generiq.net/Trilogica/algebrica.html

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    $\begingroup$ They make a few handful of these questions (32, to be exact), label it "IQ test" and is asking 35-40€ to grade the results? Good lord... $\endgroup$
    – votbear
    Mar 27, 2018 at 6:43
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    $\begingroup$ @votbear it's pretty simple, if you are dumb enough to pay, it means you have failed the test $\endgroup$
    – Kepotx
    Mar 27, 2018 at 6:56
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    – A J
    Mar 27, 2018 at 7:08
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    $\begingroup$ If you got this from somewhere the most obvious answer is that the last number is a misprint. $\endgroup$
    – Willtech
    Mar 27, 2018 at 9:22

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I think this is it.

Goes up in multiples of $3$ and number of each colour increases each time. $$\color{red}{33},\color{blue}{66},\color{blue}{69},\color{green}{1212},\color{green}{1215},\color{green}{1218},\color{purple}{1521},\color{purple}{1524},\color{purple}{1527},\color{purple}{1530}$$.

or

First digit(s) doubles each time. $$\color{red}{33},\color{blue}{66},\color{blue}{69},\color{green}{1212},\color{green}{1215},\color{green}{1218},\color{purple}{2424},\color{purple}{2427},\color{purple}{2430},\color{purple}{2433}$$

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    – Mr Pie
    Mar 27, 2018 at 12:21
  • $\begingroup$ @TheSimpliFire If you are correct isn't there a gap between the blue and the green colour? $\endgroup$
    – rhsquared
    Mar 27, 2018 at 12:41
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    $\begingroup$ maybe purple should start at 2424? $\endgroup$
    – Florian Bourse
    Mar 27, 2018 at 12:44
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    – user632
    Mar 27, 2018 at 15:47
  • $\begingroup$ I think in the second sequence, there should be 1 more green term - 1221 $\endgroup$
    – Shivansh Sharma
    Mar 18, 2020 at 9:20
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I'm new here. Another solution could be

129 and 615. Basically, we sum up the digits of previous number and append the consecutive multiple of 3 as follows:

3+3=6 (6),
6+6=12 (9),
1+2+9=12 (12),
1+2+1+2=6 (15),
6+1+5=12 (18)

That'd make the next one

1221

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    – F1Krazy
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The complete sequence is:

33 66 39 1212 1515 1218

This because:

33=first number of sequence
66=add 3 to first digit and add 3 to second digit
39=first digit of first sequence number and add 3 to second digit of second sequence number...

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33, 66, 69, 1212, 1215, 1218

Explanation (not sure though if it makes sense):

2nd digit: 3n

1st digit: 3n if log2 of n is an integer, and n-1 otherwise

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