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6 4 7
5 X 12
3 11 16
There is a very specific logic underlying the grid of numbers above, and X is somewhere between 1 and 14. What, specifically, is X?
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6 4 7
5 X 12
3 11 16
There is a very specific logic underlying the grid of numbers above, and X is somewhere between 1 and 14. What, specifically, is X?
Discuss answers in the comments and if we figure it out I'll submit it under the name SoylentNews.org.
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A very specific logic underlies the grid of numbers below, and X is somewhere between 1 and 14. What, specifically, is X?
6 4 7
5 X 12
3 11 16
X is 8. Or, more illustratively, X is “eight.” The logic underlying the grid concerns the length of the spelled-out word for each number. The length of the numbers increases across each row and down each column. In the top row, for example, 6 has three letters, 4 has four letters, and 7 has five letters. Continuing that pattern in the middle row, 5 has four letters and 12 has six letters, so our answer must have five letters. We’ve already used 3 and 7. That means it’s 8.