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The discussion revolves around solving a sequence puzzle from a standardized test practice booklet. The sequence provided is a "look-and-say" sequence, where each line describes the count of digits in the previous line. The correct next line in the sequence after "13112221" is "1113213211," which describes one '1', one '3', two '1's, three '2's, and one '1'. Participants confirm the understanding of the pattern, leading to the final correct answer of "31131211131221." The conversation highlights the challenge of recognizing patterns in sequences and the satisfaction of solving them.
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Hello, as part of a standardized test practice booklet that I have been doing on my own, I was given a problem and told to find the next line in the sequence. I have attempted it several times, and asked many friends, but we can not seem to get it.
It will probably turn out to be something terribly obvious,and once it is figured out i will feel incredibly lame, but I will go crazy if I do not find out! :blushing:
The sequence is as follows:
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221

I've tried many things with it, but none of them have worked out. At first glance of course, you see the value increasing by 10, but once you see the fourth column, that obviously does not work.

Any input would be appreciated.
Thank you.


[.hailee.]
 
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there is one one (11)
there are two ones (21)
there is one two and one one (1211)

and on...

13112221
1113213211 (look at the previous number...there is one one, one three, two ones, three twos, and one one

get it?

what test is this for?? it sounds like a trick question

btw, welcome to PF hailee
 
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UrbanXrisis said:
there is one one (11)
there are two ones (21)
there is one two and one one (1211)

and on...

what test is this for?? it sounds like a trick question

btw, welcome to PF hailee


It is from a booklet type thing that my teacher gave me, saying it would help me in standardized test preparations.. It has lots of problems similar to this, and I have been able to solve many, but a few of them I have difficulty with. But they always seem to have obvious enough answers, so maybe I'm simply not working hard enough or long enough on them. Or,I could be over working them and not seeing the obvious answers!

So, going by your given pattern, the next sequence would be
>13213211
Correct?

And thank you so much. I appreciate it.

[.hailee.]
 
you almost got it

as I posted above...
13112221
1113213211 (look at the previous number...there is one one, one three, two ones, three twos, and one one)
 
UrbanXrisis said:
you almost got it

as I posted above...
13112221
1113213211 (look at the previous number...there is one one, one three, two ones, three twos, and one one)


oh geez. i didn't see that you had posted what the next one would be. Once i thought I saw the pattern I started trying to find the next one. And I was wrong, hah. But I'm fairly sure that I get it now.
So, for understandings sake,
13112221
>1113213211
>31131211131221 ?

I think?


[.hailee.]
 
yes! that's correct
 

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