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Next Numbers Please #3 (Posted on 2004-06-01) Difficulty: 5 of 5
What are the next two numbers in this sequence?
1, 1, 7, 3, 23, 23, 111, 15, 351, 415, __, __

  Submitted by Brian Smith    
Rating: 3.9091 (11 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
Write each number in base two. Add leading zeros to every number so the nth number has n digits.
1  =1
1  =01
7  =111
3  =0011
23 =10111
23 =010111
111=1101111
15 =00001111
351=101011111
415=0110011111
Each column has a pattern, n 1's followed by n 0's repeatedly.
For example the third column is 111000111000111000...

Continuing the pattern:

1 = 1
01 = 1
111 = 7
0011 = 3
10111 = 23
010111 = 23
1101111 = 111
00001111 = 15
101011111 = 351
0110011111 = 415
11100111111 = 1855
000100111111 = 319
The next two numbers are 1855 and 319
Sequence 1,1,7,3,23,23,111,15,351,415,1855,319

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionSolutionDej Mar2008-09-29 12:13:14
answerK Sengupta2008-09-29 06:21:17
wrong formulaKerry2004-06-17 12:05:26
Hints/Tipsre: More terms in the sequenceErik O.2004-06-14 10:57:12
SolutionI GOT IT!!!Erik O.2004-06-11 13:54:24
More terms in the sequenceBrian Smith2004-06-11 13:01:14
Solutionanother crazy solutionDanny2004-06-11 09:03:39
Some Thoughtsre: The numbers I was looking forDanny2004-06-11 08:23:39
re: The numbers I was looking forErik O.2004-06-11 08:13:03
The numbers I was looking forBrian Smith2004-06-10 17:46:47
Some Thoughtsre(2): Solution--another guess...Erik O.2004-06-10 16:14:00
Questionre(2): Solution--another guess...Danny2004-06-10 15:42:03
re: Solution--another guess...Brian Smith2004-06-10 13:34:03
Solution--another guess...Erik O.2004-06-10 13:08:07
re(2): BinaryBrian Smith2004-06-10 11:47:34
Symbol help for previous postTelly2004-06-09 18:48:56
Solution Guess....Telly2004-06-09 18:46:49
Questionre: BinaryErik O.2004-06-09 12:41:39
BinaryBrian Smith2004-06-07 17:24:32
re: Some help - binary!Eric2004-06-07 13:17:27
Hints/TipsSome help - binary!Danny2004-06-07 10:41:02
Some thoughts...Eric2004-06-06 15:00:08
More thoughtsEric2004-06-06 14:58:13
Killing meKerry2004-06-04 15:20:05
I agree with wow.... half guess....Telly2004-06-04 12:20:30
re: some observations...Brian Smith2004-06-03 11:51:54
re: some observations...Erik2004-06-02 17:32:56
Some Thoughtssome observations...Erik2004-06-02 16:12:50
Hints/Tipsre: wow...Danny2004-06-02 14:16:56
wow...Victor Zapana2004-06-01 20:02:27
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