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Series
Series teasers are where you try to complete the sequence of a series of letters, numbers or objects.Series
What are the next two in this series?
1010, 101, 22, 20, 14, ??, ??
1010, 101, 22, 20, 14, ??, ??
Hint
The title is something of a clue, if you read it properly.Answer
13, 12The series is the number 10 written first in Base 2 (binary), then in Base 3, then in Base 4, and so on. 10 in Base 7 is 13, and 10 in Base 8 is 12.
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Fun! Thanks. Actually, your Hint put me off - I had 1010 as 10 in Base 2, but then thinking about the title and clue my mind got locked into Base 3 ... and stuck! A clever idea.
I didn't get that one.
I'm happy I actually found the solution for this after an hour of thinking
Great one!
Great one!
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