document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190184>Question 1190184</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the missing term in the series 1,6,15,28,40,    ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem, like any other similar problem, is no more than a guessing game; ANY next number makes a valid sequence.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is no way to know the \"correct\" answer, without asking the author of the problem what the answer is.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you are so inclined, take as much time as you want trying to find a logical pattern in the given numbers that will allow you to predict the next number -- but know that any answer you come up with might not be \"right\".<br><BR>\n" );
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