Pattern Brain Puzzle: Solve the 101110111110111101100011001110111 Mystery

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The discussion revolves around solving a binary pattern puzzle represented by the sequence 101110111110111101100011001110111, specifically focusing on what fills in the question marks at the end of the sequence. The conversation explores various approaches to identifying patterns within the binary numbers, with participants sharing their hypotheses and reasoning.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Mathematical reasoning

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests the answer might be 01111, proposing that the last digits could be a continuation of earlier patterns, though they acknowledge this is just a guess.
  • Another participant challenges the idea of looking for repetition, indicating that it may not lead to the correct answer.
  • A different participant presents a method of organizing the binary sequence into quartets to identify patterns, but admits to making an error in their interpretation.
  • One participant claims to have solved the puzzle, suggesting that the answer is 11101, reasoning that the sequence follows a pattern of prime numbers and that the last binary number should be five digits long.
  • They explain their thought process, linking the previous five digits to prime numbers and concluding that the next number in the sequence is 29, represented as 11101 in binary.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on how to approach the puzzle, with some focusing on patterns and others questioning the validity of those patterns. There is no consensus on the method to arrive at the answer, although one participant claims to have found a solution.

Contextual Notes

Participants' reasoning relies on assumptions about patterns in binary numbers and the nature of the sequence, which may not be universally applicable. The discussion includes various interpretations of the sequence without resolving the underlying mathematical steps.

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Individuals interested in binary puzzles, pattern recognition, or mathematical reasoning may find this discussion relevant.

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This one is probably very difficult:

101110111110111101100011001110111?

What fills in the question marks?
 
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Hmm.. ill venture an odd guess...

01111. If we split the binary in groups of four, the third-to-last quartet is a continuation of the first pattern in the 1st and 2nd quartets. The last two digits perhaps are a continuation of the first two digits of the third quartet. But this is just a guess... I'm probably wrong.
 
I don't understand what you mean. 01111 isn't what I had in mind though. Here's a hint: looking for repetition probably will not get you to the right answer.
 
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Ah. My first reaction was to put things in quartets (just like actual binary code) to discern patterns. So I ended up putting it in this form:

1011
1011
1110
1111
0110
0011
0011
1011
1?
??

I noticed the continuation of the "1011" 3rd from the bottom as the repetition of the 1st "1011", so I just (erroneously) styled the last five digits as a continuation of the rest of that quartet and the first two of the next.
 
Aha, I see.
 
i figured it out so don't read this if you don't want to know the answer:




the answer is 11101. because he said it wasn't a simple repetition thing, i the next logical conclusion is that it's binary. because there were 5 question marks, i figured the last binary number was five digits long.

i figured the numbers would go in increasing order (they don't have to, but i guessed, and they did). so i looked at the previous 5 digits... in binary, that's 23. so i did the previous 5, etc: 19, 17... then the previous 5 digits would have made a larger number (29), so i figured i'd decrease it to four digits, which made 13 in binary. so by this point i have 19,17,13, and it's pretty clear that it's a pattern of prime numbers. sure enough, the list goes on: 11,7,5,3,2... so the next number in the pattern would be 29, or 11101.
 
You got it rygar!
 

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