Aardvark Number Sequences
Thomas Allen Smith, Jr. 
© Copyright 2008.

Directions: Find the missing characters in the patterns below. Do not use reference materials or discuss the problems with others. You may use scratch paper and a pencil to work out the math (a basic understanding of math fundamentals is all that is required). When you are finished, the answers and a grading scale are available here.

1)   0, 0, 1, 2, 63, 60, 27, ? 

2)   2, 5, 11, 17, ?, ? 

3)   1, -1, -7, -25, -79, ? ? 

4)   1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ? ? ? 

5)   ?, 4, 16, ?, ?, 4294967296

6)   17, ?, 1124, 8996

7)   12, ?, 300, 1500

8)   31, 16, ?, -14

9)   51497, 149713, 97131, ? 

10) 10, 18, 24, 28, 30, 30, ? ? ?

11) 20, 38, 54, 68, 80, 90, ? ? ? 

12) 4598, 7843, 2376 ? 

13) 1728, ?, 12, 1, .0833333

14) 16, ?, 38, 49, 50, ?, ?, 83

15)  0, A, 10, III, 4, E, 110, VII ? ? ? ?
 

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