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#1 2007-09-12 22:12:05

sean_the_professional
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Sequence

What is the 20th number in this sequence?

896, 3687, 749, 34448, 836, ...

#2 2007-09-13 00:33:19

John E. Franklin
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Re: Sequence

An hour ago on Yahoo Answers, the answer was posted.
It has to do with cell phone text messaging.
Have fun...


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#3 2007-09-13 10:01:23

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Re: Sequence

Nice and tricky!


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#4 2007-09-13 10:40:19

mathsyperson
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Re: Sequence

Ooh, nice one. I had no idea when I first saw it but John's hint was enough of a nudge for me.

If they'd asked for the 21st number instead then the answer would have been much more of a cliché. smile


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#5 2017-02-19 15:53:12

Monox D. I-Fly
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Re: Sequence

John E. Franklin wrote:

An hour ago on Yahoo Answers, the answer was posted.
It has to do with cell phone text messaging.
Have fun...

I am curious about this, but I have no clue. In text message, 896 results in twm, right? So, what is the pattern?


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