fun math problem (entertaining)

Great One · Post by **Great One** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:35 pm

try to figure this out if you like those logic problems... You could explain it to a first grader yet it takes uni students about 20 minutes to figure it out..

10 1110 3110 132110

what is the next number?

have fun, ill put up the answer if no one figures it out... Or i wont if no one cares lolll

Post by **Quzar** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:45 pm

you didn't do it right. the first in the sequence is supposed to be a 0.

0 10 1110 3110 132110 1113122110 311311222110 etc.

Great One · Post by **Great One** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:56 pm

Quotable Quzar wrote:you didn't do it right. the first in the sequence is supposed to be a 0.

0 10 1110 3110 132110 1113122110 311311222110 etc.

my bad my bad when i was shown this problem there 0 wasnt the first number, your right though

Post by **Specially Cork** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:15 pm

0 10 1110 3110 132110 1113122110 311311222110

Would the next one be... 13211321322110 ??

then... 1113122113121113222110 ??

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:15 pm

1113122110, interesting problem, and yeah, it takes a few moments to figure it out. good job mate.

Digital Chaos · Post by **Digital Chaos** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:16 pm

Clever, I like it.

Post by **Quzar** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:10 pm

BoneyCork wrote:
0 10 1110 3110 132110 1113122110 311311222110
Would the next one be... 13211321322110 ??

then... 1113122113121113222110 ??

no

FETUS · Post by **FETUS** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:44 pm

13211321322110
1112122113121113222110
31121122211311123113322110
132112213221133112132123222110
111312212211132221232112111312111213322110

Rand Linden · Post by **Rand Linden** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:44 pm

From what university did it take students 20 minutes to figure this out?!

Rand.

greay · Post by **greay** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:51 pm

Wouldn't 13123110 work, too?

Joestar · Post by **Joestar** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:02 pm

Godfearing greay wrote:Wouldn't 13123110 work, too?

how would that work?

greay · Post by **greay** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:07 pm

Joestar wrote:
Godfearing greay wrote:Wouldn't 13123110 work, too?
how would that work?

If you figured out the other one, you should be able to figure out that one.

Post by **Specially Cork** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:09 pm

Quotable Quzar wrote:
BoneyCork wrote:
0 10 1110 3110 132110 1113122110 311311222110
Would the next one be... 13211321322110 ??

then... 1113122113121113222110 ??
no

Well I just googled it and 52 different results seem to think it is.

FETUS · Post by **FETUS** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:13 pm

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T GET IT YET
0
there is 1 0 so 10
there is 1 1 and 1 0 so 1110
there is 3 1 and 1 0 so 3110
there is 1 3 2 1 and 1 0 so 132110
etc....

toastman · Post by **toastman** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:14 pm

Heh, neat.

Joestar · Post by **Joestar** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:24 pm

Godfearing greay wrote:
Joestar wrote:
Godfearing greay wrote:Wouldn't 13123110 work, too?
how would that work?
If you figured out the other one, you should be able to figure out that one.

I did, and i still don't see how 13123110 works.

Working it out backwards would be: 13123110, 321110, 22210, 2211 which are not the numbers given to you at the start (it also doesn't work).

greay · Post by **greay** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:30 pm

Joestar wrote:
Godfearing greay wrote:
Joestar wrote:
Godfearing greay wrote:Wouldn't 13123110 work, too?
how would that work?
If you figured out the other one, you should be able to figure out that one.
I did, and i still don't see how 13123110 works.

Working it out backwards would be: 13123110, 321110, 22210, 2211 which are not the numbers given to you at the start (it also doesn't work).

Why are you working it out backwards?

You're thinking about this too hard.

Sir Fetus wrote:FOR THOSE THAT DON'T GET IT YET [editor's note: ]
0
there is 1 0 so 10
there is 1 1 and 1 0 so 1110
there is 3 1 and 1 0 so 3110
there is 1 3 2 1 and 1 0 so 132110
etc....

CupNoodle · Post by **CupNoodle** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:37 pm

There's a reason I only scored 1050 on my SAT.

EDIT: Oh I see it now, neato.

Joestar · Post by **Joestar** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:43 pm

Greay wrote:Why are you working it out backwards?

To prove you wrong

but yeah maybe i am thinking too hard

Post by **Quzar** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:47 pm

BoneyCork wrote:
Quotable Quzar wrote:
BoneyCork wrote:
0 10 1110 3110 132110 1113122110 311311222110
Would the next one be... 13211321322110 ??

then... 1113122113121113222110 ??
no
Well I just googled it and 52 different results seem to think it is.

whoops i missed a number, which offset everything. sorry bout that.