Guess what the next number in this sequence is:

[gavnasty]

I took my linguistics final today. This was an extra credit question, and I had no idea what the answer was:

Guess what the next number in this sequence is:
12, 1 , 2, 25, 18, 9, 14, 20, ___

It has nothing to do with the subject matter of the course (I don't think). anyway, I guessed 7 because the instructions say 'guess.' Hopefully that gets me the extra credit.

There are some smart people here right? What's the next number?

 

[koreancuber]

http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php?

 

[TheMachanga]

42

 

[vcuber13]

42

How do you figure?

 

[oprah62]

42

 

[musicninja17]

42.

 

[Cyrus C.]

42

How do you figure?

42 is the meaning of life.

 

[martin8768]

42.

this

 

[Edward]

I'm sure he was looking for a serious answer, and IMO he deserves one. Gawd, what happened. I have no idea how to figure it out, those are just my 1.5 cents.

 

[miniGOINGS]

1.5

Cause Edward says so.

 

[StachuK1992]

3 1 2 7 9 5 2
10 16 4 6


hrm, I pick 16, which is only somewhat guessing?
I'm still thinking, though.

 

[oprah62]

I'm sure he was looking for a serious answer, and IMO he deserves one. Gawd, what happened. I have no idea how to figure it out, those are just my 1.5 cents.

you fail. 42 is the answer









maybe

 

[Deleted member 4527]

hmm OEIS didn't turn up anything, so I guess it's something really obscure.

EDIT: you guys, stop posting 42, it's getting old

EDIT2: I just realized this is for linguistics...I'll ask my friend

 

[Edward]

I'm sure he was looking for a serious answer, and IMO he deserves one. Gawd, what happened. I have no idea how to figure it out, those are just my 1.5 cents.

you fail. 42 is the answer

You've been ninja'd ~5 times with the "42" thing, you're unoriginal, you can't even capitalise correctly, and you can't recognize when it's time to be sarcastic and when it's time to give real help. Wrong sir, wrong. It is you that fail.

 

[Samania]

If everyone says 42, then it would be nice if they gave a reason or how they found 42.

 

[oprah62]

I'm sure he was looking for a serious answer, and IMO he deserves one. Gawd, what happened. I have no idea how to figure it out, those are just my 1.5 cents.

you fail. 42 is the answer

You've been ninja'd ~5 times with the "42" thing, you're unoriginal, you can't even capitalise correctly, and you can't recognize when it's time to be sarcastic and when it's time to give real help. Wrong sir, wrong. It is you that fail.

It is you that fail? Capitalise? Mr. Grammar police fails

 

[Edward]

I'm sure he was looking for a serious answer, and IMO he deserves one. Gawd, what happened. I have no idea how to figure it out, those are just my 1.5 cents.

you fail. 42 is the answer

You've been ninja'd ~5 times with the "42" thing, you're unoriginal, you can't even capitalise correctly, and you can't recognize when it's time to be sarcastic and when it's time to give real help. Wrong sir, wrong. It is you that fail.

It is you that fail? Mr. Grammar police fails

There's a difference between pointing out a flaw in your post, and being a grammar police. Please, just stfu.

 

[Deleted member 4527]

I'm sure he was looking for a serious answer, and IMO he deserves one. Gawd, what happened. I have no idea how to figure it out, those are just my 1.5 cents.

you fail. 42 is the answer

You've been ninja'd ~5 times with the "42" thing, you're unoriginal, you can't even capitalise correctly, and you can't recognize when it's time to be sarcastic and when it's time to give real help. Wrong sir, wrong. It is you that fail.

It is you that fail? Capitalise? Mr. Grammar police fails

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Capitalise
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/capitalise
Wrong sir, wrong again

 

[Cyrus C.]

Capitalise?

An alternative spelling. Oprah62. Stop hi-jacking his thread.

 

[oprah62]

I'm sure he was looking for a serious answer, and IMO he deserves one. Gawd, what happened. I have no idea how to figure it out, those are just my 1.5 cents.

you fail. 42 is the answer

You've been ninja'd ~5 times with the "42" thing, you're unoriginal, you can't even capitalise correctly, and you can't recognize when it's time to be sarcastic and when it's time to give real help. Wrong sir, wrong. It is you that fail.

It is you that fail? Capitalise? Mr. Grammar police fails

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Capitalise
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/capitalise
Wrong sir, wrong again

Haha look closer in the first link.