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A puzzle in which the hidden pattern behind a given sequence of numbers (and, often, the next term) is to be found. Use with [sequence]
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What is the Ternary Sequence™
The sequence below, I call the $\text{Ternary Sequence™}$.
\begin{gather*}
\text{T}(1) = 1\\
\text{T}(2) = 2\\
\text{T}(3) = 5\\
\text{T}(4) = 5\\
\text{T}(5) = 3\\
\text{T}(6) = 5\\
\text{T}(7) = …
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Fill in the missing number in this unique sequence puzzle
My friend Ed woke up this morning to find his website defaced. Upon the now altered web page, he found this number sequence:
$237,\ 3566,\ 57069,\ \color{green}{???},\ 14600926,\ 233811181$
One of the …
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What comes next in the sequence? (Counting sheep)
My roommate has insomnia so he was counting sheep to help him sleep.
He started with 2986, then continued with 47786, 764586, and 12233386.
What sequence is he following, and what was the next number? …
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Given these numbers, find the hidden word
Given this sorted list of 33 numbers, is it in your power to find the riddle they are hiding and figure out the secret word?
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9
9
9
18
23
25
25
64
125
169
196
225
225
625
625
5,832
8,000
10,648 …
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16 number puzzles on a blackboard
I have left you some number puzzles on the blackboard. Solve them and let me know what they spell.
Hint: