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In the fifth and final Brain Game this week, you’ll try to figure out the next number that should appear in this sequence. Good luck! Here it is:
What’s the next number in this series? 3, 7, 10, 11, 12…
What’s the next number in this series?
3, 7, 10, 11, 12…
Click here for the answer.
If the slogan is “feel smart again” how come these morning challenges always make me feel stupid?
(Seriously though, keep them coming)
posted by Witty Nickname on 5-16-2008 at 8:31 am
Phhhht. Number sequence teasers should have to do with the properties of numbers, not the vagaries of a particular alphabet.
posted by RobertSeattle on 5-16-2008 at 9:34 am
You could use a polynomial to get an infinite number of answers to this question, which is why you don’t see these questions on SATs anymore.
posted by gmsc on 5-16-2008 at 11:55 am
Maybe I’m just dumb, but could it not also be 23? 3+7=10; 11+12=23?
posted by Robbie on 5-16-2008 at 4:33 pm
This is a sequence, not a series (the numbers are not being added).
posted by Jimi on 5-17-2008 at 7:49 am
Even so, if that were the case, 7+10 is not equal to 11.
posted by Mimi on 5-17-2008 at 12:51 pm
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If the slogan is “feel smart again” how come these morning challenges always make me feel stupid?
(Seriously though, keep them coming)
posted by Witty Nickname on 5-16-2008 at 8:31 am
Phhhht. Number sequence teasers should have to do with the properties of numbers, not the vagaries of a particular alphabet.
posted by RobertSeattle on 5-16-2008 at 9:34 am
You could use a polynomial to get an infinite number of answers to this question, which is why you don’t see these questions on SATs anymore.
posted by gmsc on 5-16-2008 at 11:55 am
Maybe I’m just dumb, but could it not also be 23? 3+7=10; 11+12=23?
posted by Robbie on 5-16-2008 at 4:33 pm
This is a sequence, not a series (the numbers are not being added).
posted by Jimi on 5-17-2008 at 7:49 am
Even so, if that were the case, 7+10 is not equal to 11.
posted by Mimi on 5-17-2008 at 12:51 pm