Monday, 2 September 2013

mathematics - Missing number in this sequence?


I heard this puzzle in a quiz I participated in:




10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 24, ?, 100, 121, 10000


What is the missing number?



(You don't need to do any big calculations, and you don't need any advanced mathematical knowledge - just one basic concept that's known to many non-mathematical people.)



Answer




According the google the answer be 31.

The sequence is 16 in base 16-n.



No comments:

Post a Comment

Understanding Stagnation point in pitot fluid

What is stagnation point in fluid mechanics. At the open end of the pitot tube the velocity of the fluid becomes zero.But that should result...