document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1180495>Question 1180495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve the sequence's next number [Mensa]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Whoever stated that this problem is to determine whether or not the reader is qualified for Mensa is definitely not qualified for Mensa....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "As one tutor suggested, the 6 numbers shown are in alphabetical order when spelled out in English; and if we limit the answer choices to the digits 0 through 9, then the only one that alphabetically follows 2 is 0.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But if that is to be the answer, then what happened to 3, 4, and 6?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And why limit the answer choices to the single digit whole numbers in base 10, spelled out in English?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To state a problem like this asserting that there is ANY single correct answer shows a severe lack of intelligence.<br><BR>\n" );
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