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Answers to logical sequences

Posted on January 12th, 2007 in On Family, On Homeschooling, On Parenting

From this post, about how freaky smart my kids are

What comes next?
0, 1, 3, 6, 10, ?
Answer: 15. This pattern is an incremental pattern in which the next number in the sequence will be the difference of the current number less the previous number plus one.

What comes next?
3, 3, 2, 4, 1, ?
Answer: 5. This pattern is a reciprocating, incrementing pattern in which the next number in the sequence is one greater than the positive or negative value of the last increment/decrement.

What comes next?
S, S, M, T, ?
Answer: W. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

What comes next?
60, 60, 24, 7, ?
Answer: 52. 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, 52 weeks in a year.

What comes next?
G, E, L, N, ?
Answer: D. At some point you had to know I would go Biblical on you. Think Pentateuch. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

What comes next?
I, V, X, L, ?
Answer: C. Roman numerics. 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 (C).

I hope you enjoyed those. My kids got every one of them. A few with help, but never did I give them the answers.

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