document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152157>Question 1152157</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16,25,36,49,64 what is the next number </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "16, 25, 36, 49, 64, ... = 4^2, 5^2, 6^2, 7^2, 8^2 ...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the next number MIGHT be 9^2 = 81; and it is very likely that that is the intended answer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But it should be noted that, with the way the problem is written, you could put ANY number next and it would be a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In any problem like this, where the sequence of numbers is given without any information about what kind of sequence, you can only look for a pattern and GUESS what the intended answer is....<br><BR>\n" );
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