Number Puzzles
What's the next number in this sequence? 1,2,5,10,17,26...?
37
the differences between adjacent terms in the sequence are the odd numbers and that the next difference must be 11.
It is the title of Stephen King's novel about the creepy clown Pennywise
It
#001 on the original pokemon list, this cute little guy can put you to sleep with powder or slap you with a vine.
Bulbasur
A sword stroke becomes a watery impact
slash & splash
A coin,
an aroma &
mailed
cent/scent/sent
What comes next in the sequence 50, 49, 47, 44, 40, 35, ...?
29
From these differences, we see that terms in the sequence differ by increasing integers, and the next difference is 6. Therefore, the next term in the sequence is 35-6 = 29
Here's Lightning McQueen the hotshot rookie racecar and protagonist of this 2006 Disney animated blockbuster
Cars
This large, overweight pokemon is typically sleeping.
Snorlax
A word meaning "one & the other" becomes a thin soup
Both & Broth
To calculate relative mass,
a specific road &
a part of milk
weigh/way/whey
What comes next in the sequence 1, -3, 9, -27, 81,...?
−243
The ratio between successive terms are all -3.
The major powers of Europe were involved in this war that lasted the 7 years between 1756 & 1763
7 Years War
The final evolution of charmander.
Charizard
An amiable young woman becomes a tool that twists a bolt
wench & wrench
Something worn to conceal the face,
a low area &
a ski resort of Colorado
1,3,7,15,31,63, ...?
We recognize these differences as powers of 2. Therefore, the next term in the sequence is 63 + 2^6 = 63 + 64 = 127
Noted for its long horns that can span 7 feet or more this is the official state large mammal of Texas
Longhorn
This goofy, useless fish evolves into Gyarados, an enormous dragon-fish thing...
Magikarp
To char becomes to remove wool
sear & shear
A czar's tenure,
a stallion stopper &
a sprinkle
reign/rein/rain
What comes next in the sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ...?
If you carefully observe, you will see that these numbers are the powers of 2.
128
The Declaration of Independence & the Constitution were both signed in this Philadelphia hall
Independence Hall
a Pokémon created by science. It is a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon with some feline features. It is primarily gray with a long, purple tail.
Mewtwo
A section of a window becomes something that makes you look! up in the sky
pane & plane
A sense,
a place &
to quote
sight/site/cite