Put these numbers in order

Acolyte

Now With Added BA

Posers and Puzzles

28 Oct 03

Acolyte

Now With Added BA

Loughborough

Joined: 04 Jul 02
Moves: 3790

28 Oct 03

James and John are told to put the numbers 1-10 in order. James puts them in the order 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10; John puts them in the order 8,5,4,9,1,7,6,10,3,2. Can you explain John's reasoning?

royalchicken

CHAOS GHOST!!!

Elsewhere

Joined: 29 Nov 02
Moves: 17317

28 Oct 03

Do you mean other than their placement in alphabetical order according to their English spelling?

Acolyte

Now With Added BA

Loughborough

Joined: 04 Jul 02
Moves: 3790

28 Oct 03

Originally posted by royalchicken
Do you mean other than their placement in alphabetical order according to their English spelling?

No, that's all there is to it. How about this: 1,2,3,9,8,5,4,6,7 ?

penley

Joined: 27 Feb 04
Moves: 902

05 Mar 04

Try this: 3. 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, ...

BarefootChessPlayer

Barefoot Chessplayer

central usa

Joined: 22 Jul 03
Moves: 63372

07 Mar 04

1 edit

Originally posted by penley
Try this: 3. 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, ...

i think the next set would be 3,3,5 again. that is, 3, 4, 5 in circular order. two 3s, one less which is 5; two 4s, one less; two 5s, one less; and since 3 follows 5, we are back to two 3s, one less, and so forth.

here is another really obscure one:
1, 7, 4, 2, 3, 5, 0, 6, 9, 8.

richjohnson

TANSTAAFL

Walking on sunshine

Joined: 28 Jun 01
Moves: 63101

09 Mar 04

Originally posted by penley
Try this: 3. 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, ...

Looks like a par on the front nine - not too shabby penley, what's your handicap?