Go back
Which Number Part Two

Which Number Part Two

Posers and Puzzles

Vote Up
Vote Down


Which number does not fit with the others and why ?

89909 69707 77798 61626 43444 28293




Vote Up
Vote Down

77798.

In the other five numbers the second pair of digits is 1 higher than the first pair of digits, eg 89+1=90, whereas the jump is 2 in 77798.

I'm assuming the last digit is a red herring, but this may be more complicated than it first appears!

Vote Up
Vote Down

Originally posted by kody magic
77798.

I'm assuming the last digit is a red herring, but this may be more complicated than it first appears!

It's the first digit of the next number in line.

Vote Up
Vote Down


77798

All the other numbers can be read as follows:
89 90 9(1)
69 70 7(1)
28 29 3(0), etc.