document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164628>Question 1164628</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7,16,8,27,9,?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not a valid math question -- just like ANY other problem like this.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANY next number(s) will form a valid sequence, so it is ALWAYS IMPOSSIBLE to know the \"right\" answer to ANY question like this.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Spend a short amount of time looking for some logical pattern in the given numbers.  But realize that any logical answer you come up with might not be \"right\".<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is what I see, leading to a POSSIBLE answer to the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 times 2 plus 2 = 16; 16 divided by 2 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 times 3 plus 3 = 27; 27 divided by 3 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 times 4 plus 4 = 40; 40 divided by 4 = 10.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the next two numbers in the sequence MIGHT be 40 and 10.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But you/I can never know....<br><BR>\n" );
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