Following are several sets of numbers based on particular (and different) patterns (though not necessarily mathematical patterns), arranged from least difficult to most difficult, and with corresponding point values. The maximum score is 100 - how high can you get? If your answer doesn't match the one I submitted, but makes sense, you may credit yourself the points.

(1):(2 points):(3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 6, 6, 8, ?)

(2):(4 points):(1888, 1892, 1896, 1904, ?)

(3):(5 points):(1, 12, 1, 1, 1, 2, ?)

(4):(6 points):(0, 1, 256, 2187, 4096, 3125, 1296, ?, 64, 9, 1)

(5):(9 points):(1, 22, 12, 5, 26, 16, 7, 28, 18, ?)

(6):(12 points):(2, 4, 5, 6, 9, ?, 15, 21, 26)

(7):(15 points):(0, 4, 7, 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 0, 1, 3, 4, ?)

(8):(21 points):(6, 10, 14, 15, 21, 22, 26, 33, 34, 35, ?)

(9):(26 points):(0.4330, 1.0000, 1.7205, 2.5981, 3.6339, 4.8284, 6.1818, ?)

The values in the 5th sequence are the days of the month in three-week intervals, starting with January 1, in a non-leap year such as this year. Starting on 1/1 (month/day), the date every three weeks is: 1/22, 2/12, 3/5, 3/26, 4/16, 5/7, 5/28, 6/18, and 7/13. Thus the answer to the 5th sequence is 13.

I got the same answers as DJ on (2) and (4) but missed (1), so my score so far is 19. Woo-hoo!

Posted by Bryan on 2003-07-30 11:54:25