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A Bit of a Problem (Posted on 2004-12-07) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Find the pattern of the following sequence and determine the next few terms:
2, 10, 12, 38, 42, 52, 56, 142, 150, 170

See The Solution Submitted by DJ    
Rating: 4.0000 (2 votes)

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Hints/Tips Hints | Comment 6 of 18 |
(In reply to re: Solution (spoiler) -- different solution by Charlie)

Charlie's solution is interesting, and close to what I intended, but it is overly complex. In fact, his sequence contains terms that are all included in my intended sequence, but misses some others.

Just for kicks, here's a continuation:

2, 10, 12, 38, 42, 52, 56, 142, 150, 170, 178, 204, 212, 232, 240, 542, 558, 598, 614, 666, 682, 722, 738, ...


  Posted by DJ on 2004-12-09 18:20:37
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