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Bomb Disabling
Series
Series teasers are where you try to complete the sequence of a series of letters, numbers or objects.Series
You are in charge of a bomb squad, recently called to disarm one implanted in a group of glaciers. Everything should have gone smoothly, but the bomb is protected with a powerful force field, and the only way to disarm it is to enter the "eject" sequence. Here it is:
13, 25, ?
100, 300, ?
542, 251, ?
Luckily, to understand the numbers you should input, you also found a special "tip" sheet:
1, 2, 5
1, 4, 9
5, 5, 15
Using this information, what numbers can you input to deactivate the bomb, and save the world from another cataclysm?
13, 25, ?
100, 300, ?
542, 251, ?
Luckily, to understand the numbers you should input, you also found a special "tip" sheet:
1, 2, 5
1, 4, 9
5, 5, 15
Using this information, what numbers can you input to deactivate the bomb, and save the world from another cataclysm?
Answer
The answers are 63, 700, and 1044.Let the numbers in each row be represented by x, y, and z, respectively. For each line, z = x + 2*y.
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