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What number should replace the question mark? Explain why.
10051005
51005
1001005
10010010055
10055100
10051005
1005100
10051005100
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10051005
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The number that should replace the question mark is:
55100100100
Because:
Each number is composed of some sequence of
100s and5s. If you replace these with their Roman numeral equivalents,CandV, you get:10051005 CVCV 51005 VCV 1001005 CCV 10010010055 CCCVV 10055100 CVVC 10051005 CVCV 1005100 CVC 10051005100 CVCVC ? ? 10051005 CVCV
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I noticed that while
CandVstrongly suggestconsonantandvowel, one of the only words that fits the patternCCCVVisTHREE. So this is a list of the names of digits (a number sequence), with each letter replaced withCorV, and then theCorVreplaced with its roman numeral (in disguise).10051005 CVCV zero 51005 VCV one 1001005 CCV two 10010010055 CCCVV three 10055100 CVVC four 10051005 CVCV five 1005100 CVC six 10051005100 CVCVC seven 55100100100 VVCCC eight 10051005 CVCV nine
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