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Friday puzzle -- fill in the blanks
Gonna post three "find the pattern" problems. I'm thinking of a solution to each, but it might not be unique--you may find another solution with just as good a rationale.
Complete this sequence by filling in the blanks
8th
5th
1st
___
___
___
7th
6th
Re: Friday puzzle -- fill in the blanks
Ok, got a solution for each sequence, now, how do I avoid spoiling it for others...
The three solutions are ( in no particular order) 7 11 13... 4 9 2... 3 4 4
I'm not going to give away what solution goes with each puzzle.
Regards
Ray
Re: Friday puzzle -- fill in the blanks
You hit on the answer I intended for the first and second puzzle (with the obvious conversion from cardinals to ordinals), and I will be interested in hearing your rationale for the third. Let's wait to see if anyone else wants to chip in first.
Hint
Ray has this one.
Looking for the completion of
8th, 5th, 1st, _____, _____, _____, 7th, 6th.
8,5,1,____,____,____,7,6 will not create the same pattern, if any.
Solution
As Ray found, these were alphabetized ordinals:
eighth
fifth
first
fourth
ninth
second
seventh
sixth