Sequential seasonings (Posted on 2003-02-19)

	Submitted by Cory Taylor
Rating: 3.8750 (8 votes)
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Pair the numbers off into groups of two. Then, in each set, the first number represents an ordinary number, while the second is the number of "digits" the Roman numeral representation of the number includes. So in (1,1), the RN for 1 is (i), which is 1 letter, while in the pair (47,5), the RN for 47 is (XLVII), which is 5 letters long. Following this, the first unknown is 2 (XX), the second is 2(LI), and the third is 0, the only number properly created in the nineties with just two symbols (I believe that the correct representation of 99 is XCIX, not IC). The first number in each pair is simply chosen to disguise the relation.

	Subject	Author	Date
	Puzzle Solution	K Sengupta	2008-05-10 05:19:15
	Answer	K Sengupta	2008-05-09 00:46:03
	re: this is not a sequence	Gamer	2003-09-01 09:47:21
	this is not a sequence	benard	2003-04-10 15:51:29
	Eureka!!!!	fwaff	2003-02-20 23:44:54
	more hints	Cory Taylor	2003-02-20 10:41:09
	No Clue	E Woodford	2003-02-19 12:48:26
	re: Almost Clueless--Random Thoughts	levik	2003-02-19 11:39:39
	Almost Clueless--Random Thoughts	Charlie	2003-02-19 10:08:48
	Hints	levik	2003-02-19 09:39:50