document.write( "Question 1041280: What will be the next number and how?
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document.write( "List them in a column:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 73 \r\n" );
document.write( "298 \r\n" );
document.write( "475 \r\n" );
document.write( "544\r\n" );
document.write( "688\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract each number from the number just below it\r\n" );
document.write( "and write it out to the right in a second column:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 73   225 \r\n" );
document.write( "298   177\r\n" );
document.write( "475    69 \r\n" );
document.write( "544   144\r\n" );
document.write( "688\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract each number from the number just below it\r\n" );
document.write( "and write it out to the right in a third column:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 73   225   -48     \r\n" );
document.write( "298   177  -108  \r\n" );
document.write( "475    69    75\r\n" );
document.write( "544   144\r\n" );
document.write( "688\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract each number from the number just below it\r\n" );
document.write( "and write it out to the right in a fourth column:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 73   225   -48  -60   \r\n" );
document.write( "298   177  -108  183\r\n" );
document.write( "475    69    75\r\n" );
document.write( "544   144\r\n" );
document.write( "688\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract that number from the number just below it\r\n" );
document.write( "and write it out to the right in a fifth column:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 73   225   -48  -60  243  \r\n" );
document.write( "298   177  -108  183\r\n" );
document.write( "475    69    75\r\n" );
document.write( "544   144\r\n" );
document.write( "688\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now put another 243 under that one on the end,\r\n" );
document.write( "and now we'll work backwards to the first column.\r\n" );
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document.write( " 73   225   -48  -60   243\r\n" );
document.write( "298   177  -108  183   243 \r\n" );
document.write( "475    69    75\r\n" );
document.write( "544   144\r\n" );
document.write( "688\r\n" );
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document.write( "Add 243 to the 183 just left of it, getting 426\r\n" );
document.write( "and write it under the 183\r\n" );
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document.write( "  73   225   -48  -60   243\r\n" );
document.write( " 298   177  -108  183   243 \r\n" );
document.write( " 475    69    75  426\r\n" );
document.write( " 544   144   \r\n" );
document.write( " 688 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the 426 to the 75 just left of it, getting 501,\r\n" );
document.write( "and write it under the 75\r\n" );
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document.write( "  73   225   -48  -60   243\r\n" );
document.write( " 298   177  -108  183   243 \r\n" );
document.write( " 475    69    75  426\r\n" );
document.write( " 544   144   501\r\n" );
document.write( " 688 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Add the 501 to the 144 just left of it, getting 645,\r\n" );
document.write( "and write it under the 144.\r\n" );
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document.write( "  73   225   -48  -60   243\r\n" );
document.write( " 298   177  -108  183   243 \r\n" );
document.write( " 475    69    75  426\r\n" );
document.write( " 544   144   501\r\n" );
document.write( " 688   645 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Finally add the 645 to the 688 just left of it, getting 1333,\r\n" );
document.write( "and write it under the 688.\r\n" );
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document.write( "  73   225   -48  -60   243\r\n" );
document.write( " 298   177  -108  183   243 \r\n" );
document.write( " 475    69    75  426\r\n" );
document.write( " 544   144   501\r\n" );
document.write( " 688   645\r\n" );
document.write( "1333\r\n" );
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document.write( "The next number is 1333.\r\n" );
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