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nomme
14-11-2003, 11:04
A little brainteaser

what's the next row in this series?

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
...............?

No Googling now.

Nomme

John
14-11-2003, 13:07
Originally posted by nommedenet
A little brainteaser

what's the next row in this series?

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
...............?

No Googling now.

Nomme

1

There are 1 lot of 1 so 11
There are 2 lots of 1 so 21
There are 1 lot of 2 and 1 lot of 1 so 1211
and so on....

where my prize?

nomme
14-11-2003, 13:12
Originally posted by John

where my prize?

Sorry - the dog ate it.

Nomme

Sidla
14-11-2003, 13:44
I don't get it. What's the pattern?

Sidla
14-11-2003, 13:49
Originally posted by nommedenet
A little brainteaser

what's the next row in this series?

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
...............?

No Googling now.

Nomme
Oh I see, so the next one's 1113213211. Interesting.

Carlwarker
14-11-2003, 13:56
Originally posted by nommedenet
A little brainteaser

what's the next row in this series?

1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
...............?

No Googling now.

Nomme

I pm'd you since I didn't wish to spoil it for others - but now the cat's out of the bag so-to-speak - the pattern is a 'verbal' description of the previous line.

Sidla
14-11-2003, 13:56
Followed by:
1113213211
31131211131221
13211311123113112211
11131221133112132113212221
3113112221232112111312211312113211
1321132132111213122112311311222113111221131221


I could do that all day.