***************************************************************** Both individual students and entire classes are welcome to participate. Please tell us your names & the name of your School, City & Country A WINNERS LIST will be posted to this web site by the following Monday. A rationale for your solution is encouraged. ***************************************************************** ABOUT :- The Little Math Puzzle Contest: http://www.microtec.net/academy/mathpuzzle/aboutmathpuzzle.html or search Yahoo ***************************************************************** PUZZLE SOLUTION for 537 ***************************************************************** We seek order and pattern in all things and often adjust our paradigm. What is the next number in this series? 4, 14, 1114, 3114, 132114, ______ Answer: 1113122114 Each number is a description of the previous number one one one three one two two ones one four ***************************************************************** ****** Congratulations to all who entered ******* ***************************************************************** * Winners/Solvers of puzzle 537 * ***************************************************************** Evan Griner - Grade 10 Brookstone High School Evan Donohue Fellowes High School - Pembroke, Canada ME Paddy Smith Jason Bellerive City University - Tacoma, Washington, USA Victor Wissan Usman Jafar 8 Makassar City - South Sulawesi Indonesia ************ 1324114 ******************************************** D, AD, AAAD, CAAD, ACBAAD To equal= ACBDAAD our answer is 1324114 To reach that conclusion, we found that in each numerle there is a D. Then next up is AA that follows the D. I found that using letters is easier. Maja, Venesa and class 5/6 Percy W. Merry - Milton, Ontario, Canada ***************************************************************** ****** Congratulations to all who entered ******* ***************************************************************** This was the last puzzle for the 2001 school year. Look for the Little Math Puzzle again in the Fall.