For problems 1-4, replace the ? in each series of numbers with the most appropriate number.
1. 18, 14, 12, 11, ?, 10.25
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2. 11, 12, 26, 79, 81, 163, 491, 492, ?
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3. 4, 1.33, 4.17, 1.39, 4.36, 1.45, ?
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4. 7, 0, 5, 8, 8, 2, 3, ?
Think numbers... er, letters... and numbers...
5. 3 3 5 4 4 3 5 ?
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Skipping through the week, do the same thing with this series:
6. 6 9 6 6 7 ?
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We simply travel forward through time, but numbers...
7. 1 2 13 0 3 03 ?
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The same can be said for letters...
8. A F AM P M UJ ?
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If you've solved all of those, this should be easy:
9. 7 5 3 4 9 ?
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This is where I live, and yes, it often appears to be mixed up. But there is a logic to it:
10. n t d s a e . f a e i a u i e ?
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A patriotic series:
11. w a j m m a ?
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What number is missing from this series?
12. 2 3 5 7 13 17
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If you saw what I was up to in the last problem, it should help you now:
13. 15 11 9 5 3 1 ?
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It's elementary, my dear puzzler
14. h l b n f n a p ?
For the 6 problems below , replace the ? with the next step in the series:
15. 28 25 21 16 ?
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16. 84 43 1 ?
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17. 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 ?
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18. 14 82 56 130 62 52 ?
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19. ABC 6 FGH 336 CCFCCGCCH ?
20. 1584 5842 5834 5484 5584 5846 ?
21. I suppose I should start by saying hello.
23 5 12 3 15 13 ?
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22. Something you can see on a calculator by pressing 5 buttons:
3 5 2 9 4 1 1 ?
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23. Timing is everything.
100 365 24 60 ?
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24. My primary objective is cumulative multiplication. I know, it's an odd objective.
3 10 21 44 65 102 ?
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25. Timing, as I mentioned, is everything, & this is true every day of the week.
6 6 7 9 8 6 ?
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26. Sometimes numbers are no more than they appear to be.
3 3 5 4 4 3 5 5 4 ?
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27. Have I mentioned how important timing is?
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 6 9 7 8 ?
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28. Sometimes numbers involve circular logic. Or is it backward logic, or even both?
5 6 2 9 5 1 4 ?
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29. At this point, I'm afraid you will accuse me of being fractious.
5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 ?
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30. Alright, I admit it. I am being fractious!
2 15 13 12 12 11 11 ?
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31. Looking back on it, this series makes perfect sense.
8 65 293 4472 80291 ?
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32. If you have double vision, sometimes things appear unbalanced.
31 53 97 275 451 ?
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33. Occasionally things are presented to us in an unusual, yet completely logical order.
2 5 12 23 30 17 8 ?
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34. If you have a sixth sense, it may help you to solve this last puzzle:
6 396 2376 1425.6 8.5536 ?
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35. Decide what number comes next in this stately series: 4, 0, 3, 1, 0, 1, ?