document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187892>Question 1187892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the pattern for this sequence: 16, 8, 9, 12, 9, 16, 16, 9, 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is impossible to know what the pattern is, or what the next number(s) are.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any subsequent numbers will make a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are an infinite number of \"patterns\" that will produce the given sequence; and they will produce different subsequent numbers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Without any more information about the given sequence, any problem like this is just a guessing game.  Spend as much (or as little) time as you want looking for a logical pattern -- knowing that any pattern you find might not be \"right\".<br><BR>\n" );
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