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                      Puzzle #402 Winners
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*** Students who solved this puzzle with a reasonable answer ****
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wendel landes
parkmont school - Washington, DC USA

Matt Jurkowski
Royal West Qc

Debbie Holmes
Waiharara_School@xtra.co.nz

Jenny
Abbotsleigh - NSW Australia

Stephen Henderson, Jeff Simpson, Jason Wolfe, Chris Gordon, Kristy Sturgeon, 
Amethyst School - London, Ontario, Canada

class 5-2
Eastview PS - Oakville Ontario Canada

Francisco A. Cicero, 9 years old, bilingual 4th grade,
San Elizario Elementary School - El Paso, Texas, USA

Chris Robinson
Royal West Academy - Montreal West, Canada

Nicole Baron, Keith Rodewald, Andrew Westwood, Alana Hosegood
Grade 6 
Shamrock School - Winnipeg, MB, CA

Deidra Burkett
Black Hawk Outreach - East Moline IL North America

Catlin Sutton, Melissa S, Chris,  Ashley Bosworth, Colby, Harmony L, Jessie Smith, Justin Giles. 
Deer Park P.S.  - Keswick Ont. Canada
The answer is found by multiplying a number by itself to produce the 
number 2 ahead of it. 2x2=4 3x3=9 4x4=16 9x9=81 16x16=256 and 81x81=6561.

Spenser from grade 5.
Gladys Speers - Oakville, Canada.

Rikki
rikki@csi.com.ph

mike mccarthy 
milford, ct

Discovery Middle School - Orlando, Orange County, Florida

KYAW HAN, Zaw Latt
yangon university

Mrs. Wright's 5th Grade Class
Greeley, CO

Debbie Holmes
Waiharara_School@xtra.co.nz

Jim Merrick

Simon Gallagher and, Steve McCrae - Grade 6 Classroom 
St. Agnes School, Chatham,  Ontario, Canada

Jeff K
USA

Eric Yu
St.David

Mrs. Spence's 3/4 Class
Joseph Welsh School - Red Deer, Alberta
Rationale:  There are 2 series which alternate.
      Even numbers 2, 2x2=4, 4x4=16, 16x16=256
      Odd numbers 3, 3x3=9, 9x9=81, 81x81=6561

chad awtrey
monona grove, monona, WI

Mr. Hoban's Grade 8/9 Math Class
Lloyd Garrison School - Berwyn, Alberta, Canada.

Meghan Burns, Danielle Spitzig, Brenda Fernandes and Kimmy Stevens - Ms. Boudreau' s 6/7 class
St. Margaret's School, Sarnia, Ontario 

Linda Aubry for Mrs. Conners' math class Sent by eighth grade students
Saint Rose School - Perrysburg, Ohio.

Kelly Sissons of 6C
Wanniassa Hills Primary - School in Canberra, Australia

John Reynolds
At home, no school :)

David Efron  
Efron4@aol.com

Suzanne van Winkel(12years)
Het Sint Maartens College - Leidschendam The Netherlands

Claire Morgan
Kennington, Oxon UK

Linda Tan
Sacred Heart - Montreal Canada

Barry Spence
Normandeau School - Red Deer, AB  CANADA

Sandra Litt
Sandra_Litt@chat.haltonbe.on.ca

Daniel  Battjes
BattjesD@student.mps.k12.mi.us

Elizabeth U. - Gr.5 Mrs. O'Connell's Class
Cottage Lane School - Blauvelt, NY USA

serkan uludaš
turkiye / izmir

Bourno

Karlie Wilkie
Frontenac School - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Kieran Hunt and Kevin Feldon - Mrs. Boudreau 's  Gr.6 
St.Margaret's School - Sarnia, Ontario (close)

Joel Kelch - Grade 7
St.Margaret's - Sarnia,Ontario

*************** nice try but ************************************
         What are the next two numbers in this series?
                2, 3, 4, 9, 16, 81, ____, ____
Our answer is  106 and 203 
Billy - class 5-2
Eastview PS - Oakville Ontario Canada
we got those answers by adding the three previous numbers
2+3+4 -> 9   and 3+4+9 -> 16 but 4+9+16 is not 81 so your theory falls appart

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