document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1105694>Question 1105694</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What comes next in the series<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9, 12, 5, 20, ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #720577 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=720577\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number <b>1</b> comes next.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These are the sector numbers around a dart board. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EDIT 1/2/18:   To the student:  I did a google search and came up with the name Brian Gamlin as the originator of the \"infuriating\" sequence.   He did not follow a formula, but merely arranged lower scores around higher ones so that lucky shots (which I take to mean: near misses) were not overly rewarded.   Here is the link  http://www.patrickchaplin.com/Number.htm\r<BR>\n" );
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