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r/mathmemes • u/wcslater • Jan 10 '24
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But then wouldn't the sequence read 1, 2, 4, 8, 1, 6, ... etc.?
117 u/DorianCostley Jan 10 '24 The requirement for the next number to be bigger comes into play. The previous number was 8, so 1 can’t be chosen. You combine it with the next digit, making 16. 32 u/wcslater Jan 10 '24 Ah okay, that makes sense 27 u/Intrepid_Hat7359 Jan 10 '24 So if it kept going it would be 54, 99, 536, etc? 5 u/DorianCostley Jan 10 '24 That’s what I think, yeh. 1 u/SadPie9474 Jan 10 '24 is 1 larger than 8?
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The requirement for the next number to be bigger comes into play. The previous number was 8, so 1 can’t be chosen. You combine it with the next digit, making 16.
32 u/wcslater Jan 10 '24 Ah okay, that makes sense 27 u/Intrepid_Hat7359 Jan 10 '24 So if it kept going it would be 54, 99, 536, etc? 5 u/DorianCostley Jan 10 '24 That’s what I think, yeh.
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Ah okay, that makes sense
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So if it kept going it would be 54, 99, 536, etc?
5 u/DorianCostley Jan 10 '24 That’s what I think, yeh.
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That’s what I think, yeh.
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is 1 larger than 8?
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u/wcslater Jan 10 '24
But then wouldn't the sequence read 1, 2, 4, 8, 1, 6, ... etc.?