11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 24 31 40 51 X<---
what is the next number in the pattern( X )
this one stumped me :(
..but I know it now ;)
64 I belive.
19 -> 24 = 5
24 -> 31 = 7
31 -> 40 = 9
40 -> 51 = 11
51 -> 64 = 13
wrong
Pfft. It almost works :(
almost ain't cuttin' it, chum
I'd say 42.. I mean, it IS the ultimate answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
come on people, this one has a great deal to do with computer science!
I'll give you a hint, it has to do with number bases.. changing number bases
126
wrong. 16 is a key number.
66
in yo' dreams buddy! :p
Then enlighten us as to what the next number in the series is please before the thread simply becomes vacant 8)
I dont see a pattern. I think its a trick question :-\
It's obviously ____ but I don't want to ruin everyone's fun.
It's got to be 64.
16 doesn't work with that, except for 16*4
Hitmen's post makes sense.
*solved*
It's 64, but CrAz3D's explanation is wrong.
I think.
it's not 64.
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 24 31 40 51
the number bases are changing so that xbx = 16b10
take the first number in the series for example
11 in base 15 is equal to 16 in base 10
what base does 12 equal 16 in base 10? base 14
what base does 13 equal 16 in base 10? 13
what base does 14 equal 16 in base 10? 12
...
what base does 51 equal 16 in base 10? base 3
what's the next base then? the pattern is the last base - 1 so it's base 2. I'll leave it up to you guys to solve this because it should be pretty obvious by now.
Quote from: Etheran on October 24, 2003, 03:54 AM
what base does 51 equal 16 in base 10? base 3
what's the next base then? the pattern is the last base - 1 so it's base 2. I'll leave it up to you guys to solve this because it should be pretty obvious by now.
Unfortunately, the symbol "5" doesn't exist in base 3. Your series should be:
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 22 24 31 100 121
Quote from: CrAz3D on October 23, 2003, 10:31 PM
It's got to be 64.
16 doesn't work with that, except for 16*4
Hitmen's post makes sense.
No it doesn't Hitman's post doesn't explain the 11...19 entries as part of the pattern.
The domain of the question requires a fitting pattern. You can't just look at the last 5 entries and say you've figured it out.
Quote from: Adron on October 24, 2003, 05:14 AM
Quote from: Etheran on October 24, 2003, 03:54 AM
what base does 51 equal 16 in base 10? base 3
what's the next base then? the pattern is the last base - 1 so it's base 2. I'll leave it up to you guys to solve this because it should be pretty obvious by now.
Unfortunately, the symbol "5" doesn't exist in base 3. Your series should be:
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 22 24 31 100 121
oops... that's what I get for coming up with it off of the top of my head... but it's still a cool pattern :)