document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973176>Question 973176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sequence of a number is 17 if the second is 3 what is the first number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You might think zero (0) was the 1st number, but it was \"invented\" relatively recently somewhere in Arabia.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's likely that it's a Roman numeral.<BR>\n" );
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