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Number Series [2]....

Find the next number in this series....

3,3,5,4,4,3,5,5,4,3,.....

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Re: Number Series [2]....

hi suresh

i think ans is 3!


right?

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Re: Number Series [2]....

I think 3 is the answer...

Solution:
Split the series into 3

3,3,5 4,4,3 5,5,4 3,?

3,3,5
4,4,3
5,5,4
So the next term should be with 3,3,5
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Re: Number Series [2]....

hi manoj

yes u r correct!
but there is other solution too!


take first 5 terms ,u can clearly see '5' lies b/w (3,3) and (4,4)


similarly '3' lies b/w (4,4) and (5,5)

therefore '4' should lie b/w(5,5) and (3,.....)


..... represetns the next term in series!
Clearly it should be '3'.


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Re: Number Series [2]....

No buddies.....You are thinking differently.....

3 is not a correct answer.....

Clue: Here Numbers are used but not numeric.

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Re: Number Series [2]....

i think the answer is 6.

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Re: Number Series [2]....

hi mangai


plz support ur answer with explaination!


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Re: Number Series [2]....

Ya Mangai plz give explanation for ur answer... Hi Suresh can u plz give me one more clue...
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Re: Number Series [2]....

I think the answer is 6...

Jus consider the numbers:
1-one-3 letters
2-two-3 letters
3-three-5 letters
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11-eleven-6 letters..
So i guess the ans is 6...
Is it right suresh??
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Re: Number Series [2]....

I used the same method which Raju has told.
No. of letters in the Numerals Sequence. Thats how i got 6 as answer.
Suresh, is it right?

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Re: Number Series [2]....

hi raju


I think ,u r correct! Its very good ans!


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Re: Number Series [2]....

Yeah u r correct... Good puzzle... But it is possible for a puzzle to have many answers...
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Re: Number Series [2]....

thanks shenoy and manoj,

i used the clue given by suresh to answer this..When he said it was numbers and not hte numerals that count., i got a click and it worked..
Anyways., that was a good puzzle..

And i appreciate shenoy's approach too...U ve a good lateral thinking shenoy.. Keep it up!!
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Re: Number Series [2]....

Both Raju and Mangaiwarma answer and approaches are correct....

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