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--------------------answer 2223---------------------------

Kim Young Choon. Seoul National University. seoul korea(south korea)

Aaron Davis
Sacred Heart School, Boise, Idaho, USA

Sheila Spence
Red Deer  AB  Canada

Leigh Botts
Yorkhill Elementary School - Thornhill, Ontario

--------------------answer 414----------------------------

Tina Starks and Michael Greenup
Anwatin Middle School - Minneapolis, MN U.S.A.

Mrs. Cecile's grade 5 class
Sacred Heart School - Sarnia, Ontario

Sean Valentine, Michael Bielawski, Ashley Miller 
Grade 6 - Mrs. Boltuc's math class.
Yorkhill E.S. - Thornhill, ON. Canada

David Belanger
St. Michael's School - Belleville, ON

Kyle Rehnstrom - Grade 7
Sioux Central School - Sioux Rapids, Iowa US (United States) 

Mike Irvine - Grade 5
Sheridan School - Oakville, ON Canada

Joshua Broughton, Nicole Gow 
Deer Park P.S. - Keswick,Ont.Canada

Robert Pettapiece, rpettapiece@hotmail.com

Alex K. - Gr.5 - Mrs. O'Connell
Blauvelt, NY USA

Clint Everett
Central Middle School

Kelly Matthews
Central Middle School - Thomasville, GA

Adrian C

Jane Xiao
Sugar Grove Elementary - Greenwood, IN

Launa Welch
South Island Distance Education School - Victoria,B.C.  Canada

Neil Wershler, Jonnie Penn, stephan Moser
Glenlion Norfolk School - Victoria, B.C.

Ian Stockdill
Glen-Lyon Norfolk School - Victoria,Canada.

Joe O'Gorman and Sarah Shedden 
Chemong School - Bridgenorth, Ont,CA

Mr.Renaud's Gr.8 class 
St.Joesph School - Corunna Ontario.

Mark Miller
East Montgomery High School - Biscoe, NC

Mike I and Alex M. - grade 8
Centennial Middle School - Georgetown

Travis Kennedy
Nationview Public School - South Mountain,  Ont, Canada

Jordan Becker, Ryan Wind, Ryan Childe, Rick Voss - Grade 6
Shamrock School - Winnipeg, MB.CA

Many Students of Sheila Spence
Red Deer  AB  Canada

Andrew Temple and Andy Keating
Holy Trinity Central High - Norman's Cove, Nfld. Canada

--------------------answer 978----------------------------

38, 46, 226, 234, _978_.  1.add 8 to 38(=46) 2.multiply 4 to
46 (=184) 3. add 42 to 184 (=226) 4.add 8 to 226 (=234) 5. multiply 4 to
234 (=936) 6. add 42 to 936 (=978)                    
                  
  38
  +8=46
     x4=184
        +42=226 
            + 8=234
                x4=936
                   +42=978    
By Hannah Churchill,Rachelle Hetter and Charles
La Rochelle

--------------------answer 1149.6521----------------------------
well ya!... but golly look for a simpler solution
Karen Berends
Nationview Public School - South Mountain,  Ont, Canada
38+8=46,46 x4.9130435=226, 226+8=234, 234x4.9130435=1149.6521

--------------------answer 234? maybe adds to 9 ----------------------------
You could also say the sum of the digits and get 11 then 10 then 10 
then 9 so the next would sum to 9 (many answers).
Aaron Davis
Sacred Heart School, Boise, Idaho, USA

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There were some other answers which were sent with no rational to help 
me decide if they were valid alternatives so they are not posted here.
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