Puzzle 1
What is the next number in this sequence:
2 · 5 · 8 · 11 · ?
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What is the difference between each number?
Answer
14.
Add 3 to the previous term.
Puzzle 2
Which month comes next in this sequence:
July · June · March · May · ?
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Look at the first letters.
Answer
November.
This is the next month in alphabetical order:
April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September.
Puzzle 3
What is so unusual about this sentence:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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Look at the letters in the sentence.
Answer
It is a very short sentence in the English language that includes every letter of the alphabet.
Puzzle 4
What number comes next in this sequence:
2 · 5 · 9 · 19 · 37 · ?
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The sequence involves doubling in some way.
Answer
75.
Alternately double plus one, double minus one.
