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decimal sequence (Posted on 2004-11-30) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Find the next three in the sequence: 0.3333..., 0.3, 0.252525..., 0.222..., 0.2, 0.131313..., ?, ?, ?

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This is the fraction 1/3 as represented in bases 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5. The next in the sequence will be 1/3 in bases 4, 3, 2: 0.111..., 0.1, 0.010101...

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionPuzzle Solution With ExplanationK Sengupta2008-03-24 01:12:46
AnswerK Sengupta2008-03-23 14:52:26
Long shot solutionNick LaBonte2004-11-30 21:45:41
SolutionSolutionMichael Cottle2004-11-30 18:19:56
SolutionSolutionDavid Shin2004-11-30 18:09:46
Solution2 ideas (both probably wrong)nikki2004-11-30 13:32:06
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