Sandy Wood
Brain Game: More Numb Numbers
by Sandy Wood - October 8, 2009 - 7:30 AM

THE SOLUTION:

41.

The numbers represent sequential three-character Roman numerals:
3 = III
7 = VII
12 = XII
14 = XIV
16 = XVI
19 = XIX
21 = XXI
25 = XXV
30 = XXX
41 = XLI

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Comments (7)
  1. Of course.. how could I have missed that

  2. Nice one :) I would never have guessed Roman numerals.

  3. In finding patterns (other than yours, yours are usually non numeric based) I look at the difference in the numbers. in this case 4,5,2,2,3,3,4,5, so logically the next would be 32. Not what you were looking for I know.
    Sorry I had to find another pattern there.

  4. Yeah, that is the answer I got as well KevinGA, Glad to know I wasn’t the only one.

  5. I try that first too, Kevin (even though I know that’s seldom the direction in which Sandy goes), but I’m not quite clear on what the “pattern” is that you’re seeing.

    Are you suggesting 4,5,2,2,3,3,4,5,2,2,3,3,4,5,2,2,….?

  6. KevinGA: 19 plus 3 would be 22. I came up with the same answer you got, but the pattern should be:

    4, 5, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 5, 2, 2, 3, 2…

  7. Ya, I got the same pattern too, sorry Sandy:)

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