Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxq.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxq!amigo2 From: amigo2@ihuxq.UUCP (John Hobson) Newsgroups: net.puzzle Subject: Re: An Old One Message-ID: <648@ihuxq.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 16:46:36 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxq.648 Posted: Mon Feb 13 16:46:36 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Feb-84 03:45:47 EST References: <167@hou2g.UUCP> <646@ihuxq.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 21 In my answer to the problem: >>>> Complete the series. >>>> >>>> 110, 20, 12, 11, 10, ... >> >> Simple, the answer is 2, 1, 0. What we have here is the series >> 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 ... in base 3. I made an error. 110 is not 7 base 3, but rather 12 base 3. If the original proposer of the problem says that 110 is a typo for 101, then I will allow my answer to stand. If it is not, then I withdraw it. (My thanks to Don Stanwyck for pointing this out to me.) John Hobson AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, IL (312) 979-0193 ihnp4!ihuxq!amigo2