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The Impossible Sequence
What is the next number in the sequence?
1
2
2.5
2.833333333
3.083333333
3.283333334
1
2
2.5
2.833333333
3.083333333
3.283333334
Hint
You have to use above average thinking.Answer
The next number is 3.45. Each number was arrived at by taking the average of the previous set of numbers and adding one to it. The average of 1 is 1. Add 1 to 1 and you get 2. The average of 2 and 1 is 1.5. Add 1 to 1.5 and you get 2.5. And so on.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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