SubscribeZenith let me know of this excellent challenge. Looks like it should be easy, but it’s not:
What’s the next sequence in this set?
1
11
21
1211
111221
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312211
Each line ’spells out’ the numbers in the row before. In this case, there are three ‘ones’, then two ‘twos’, and one ‘one’. The next line, describing this one, would go as follows: One ‘three’, one ‘one’, two ‘twos’, two ‘ones’. Or
13112221
312211
I have seen this one before and do not want to burn it.
nice on though…
312211
13112221
1113213211
31131211131221
13211311123113112211
how about this: 312211
the first one can be written as “one 1 or one one”
which is the second one –> 11 (one one)
now the second one can be written as” two ones”
which is the third one –> 21
now the third one can be written as “one two and one one”
which if the fourth one –> 1211
now this can similaryl be written as “one one and one two and two ones”
5th one —> 111221
so the 6th one will be –> “three ones two twos and one one”
–> 312211
am i right?
wow, this seems pretty hard, I will try:
1–> 11; 11–> 21; 21–> 1211; 1211–> 111221; 111221—>?
I dont know if I am right but I think you use the values more recent form the past so 1 = 11; if 21 =1211 and 1= 11 then 2= 12 but 21= 1211; the problem its the order do I take 21 or 2 and 1; 12 or 1 and 2 jaja thats hard I will try to explain with this example 1211 can have this result values folowing the previous rules:
can be 1&2&1&1–> 11&12&11&11= 11121111
or 1&21&1=–> 11&1211&11= 11121111 same as previous right
but also can be: 1&2&11=11&12&21=111221, this is the last number known from the sequence, so i guess if 11= 21 12 = 1112 right that fits right I think; so my guess with this numeric sequence is: 11&12&21 (more recent values)
11=21; 12=1112; 21=1211 so my guess for the next number in the sequence is: “2111121211″ I am not sure I am right but it´s my best approach.
312211
I’ve seen this one before. You have to convert the numbers to word-descriptors, then back into numbers again, with each new number describing the last.
111221 is “three ones, two twos, and one one”. Convert each word into a number and you get 3 (three) 1 (ones), 2 (two) 2 (twos), and 1 (one) 1 (one).
312211
man, i haven’t been in here since before we had to login to comment..great site.
2241
The next entry in the list is 312211.
Each entry in the list shows the numbers used to verbally describe the previous entry. For example, the fourth entry is 1211, which can be described as having, in order,
one “one”, one “two”, & two “ones”
which is: 1 “1″, 1 “2″, & 2 “1’s”
which is: 111221, the next entry.
Since the last entry has three “ones”, two “twos”, & one “one”, the next entry is 312211.
RK I am still not convinced with my answer because of the relationship between 1–>11 2–> 21; the seed with my answer its not absolute, can have variable values and there is no rules to apply the order so I know it must be wrong, my guess is that is a conceptual and recursive, like a description, still looking…
another approach(alternative) … let me see: 1 you have (one) 1 so 1(1)->11
11 you have (two)1 so 2(1)-> 21
21 you have(one)2 and (one) 1 –> 1211
1211 you have (one)1 and (one)2 and (two)1-> 111221
111221–> you have three(1) and (two) 2 and (one) 1—>
312211 I think, WOW this is crazy, dont understand it yet jajaja cool.
312211
on = one
this a famous puzzle,you look at the digits and you say them as you see them, like after writing 1, you read it as one one, and thats what you write as your second number, it goes on and on, the answer to this one is
312211, and the one after this will be 13112221
Next is
312211
The answer is
312211
312211, I must confess that I have seen this puzzle years ago therefore I know the answer. Though when I saw it for the first time, I have no idea what the relation between the numbers was.
several good explanations above, the answer is 312211
thanks Nimrod, nice to see you back