# Math pattern **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 4, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364 "2004-05-04T21:52:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hey\_suburbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@hey\_suburbia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hey_suburbia)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/1 "2004-05-04T21:52:58Z")
100,500,1,50,5… what comes next? and why ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/2 "2004-05-05T13:48:57Z")
What’s the logic behind this answer? Except that it’s the only number between 1 and 500 starting with a 1 or a 5 that hasn’t been written? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/3 "2004-05-05T14:12:03Z")
This pattern doesn’t really pan out… [list][_]100 - 500: Okay, 500 is 5 \* 100… or 100 + 400… alright… [_]500 - 1: Okay… this is where it goes wierd… 1 = 500 - 499? Doesn’t make any sense from the last pattern step… but perhaps it will make sense on the next one… [_]1 - 50: Er… nope… 50 = 1 + 49… or 1 \* 50… which doesn’t seem to have much to do with the other numbers at all… [_]5: Okay… so 50 / 10 = 5… still not quite making any sense…[/list] Now, the only thing I can think of, is you need to put the number you either multiply by, or divide by to get the preceding number… which would make 10 a candidate… I guess… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/4 "2004-05-05T14:51:58Z")
> 100,500,1,50,5… what comes next? and why I know what came next! 10 Posts of people who expected some logic behind it :beam: > and why hmm, don’t know an answer to that one yet ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/5 "2004-05-05T14:53:44Z")
Yeah, it seems to be the “Why” that doesn’t make any sense… I would only guess 10, basically the same reason Pom said… But there’s no valid _reason_ behind it… it might as well be 5000, or 10000, or something else more bizarre… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/6 "2004-05-05T14:53:52Z")
lol:D nice one Mc 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/7 "2004-05-05T16:26:06Z")
1. The pattern nis 100, 500, 1, 50, 5. The equation behind it is 100 x 5 / 500 x 50 / 10… then the next number The pattern for this is x / x / x /, therefore the next one must be multiplied. The divisors and factors are 5, 500, 50, 10… seems familiar? If you drew this: 100 500 1 50 5 x5 /500 x50 /10 Connect the numbers that are the same. YOu are left with 100, 1, and 10. Each of the divisors/factors aren’t the same; therefore, 10 must not be the next divisor/factor. None of the numbers in the pattern (100, 500, 1…) aren’t the same; therefore, 1 must not be the next divisor/factor. You are left with 100. And you know the next action you are going to do is multiplication (read above). So times 5 by 100 - 500 =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/8 "2004-05-05T16:41:16Z")
Dunno, I can’t really see the flow of logic there, MTsoul, but maybe I’m just missing it. I thought I was on to something using alphabetical order of roman numerals, making it 10. but that would have technically required 1000(M) to have been in there, so ho hum. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-pattern/109364/9 "2004-05-05T17:40:04Z")
I think next number will be [FONT=Times New Roman]π[/FONT]! (-: