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[khanable]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

96 is the answer if you look at it as an incomplete set, which most will since it appears to skip numbers. If it is viewed as a complete set then 40 is the answer.

There is nothing to indicate it's an incomplete set. I would argue that's an assumption!

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by derpcake [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

(x*y)+x

its about as hard as a no mans sky puzzle lol

The other pattern is

a + b = c

x + y = x + y + c

[R Flair]

40 would have been my first guess at a glance, but assuming the answer is contained within each equation and that we're not to involve previous answers, 96 seems right.

[maskedmelon]

Could also be 61 =p if we assuming the second set is expressed in decreasing base starting with 6

[Daywolf]

It is incomplete, it's missing 0

[maskedmelon]

Explanation:

5 = 5 in base 6
7 = 12 in base 5
9 = 21 in base 4
19 = 61 in base 3

[maskedmelon]

Or I guess -10,001 if we want to assume numbers are skipped and maintain congruence ^^

[maskedmelon]

Oh wait no, that's wrong, it'd be -1,000,000,000,000,000,000 last answer was negative binary lol, one too far.

Personally like this one.

[bdastomper58]

Actually, the answer is *tortured contrarian bullshit*

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Explanation:

5 = 5 in base 6
7 = 12 in base 5
9 = 21 in base 4
19 = 61 in base 3

Oh my gosh, I'm retarded lol. No, 19 in base 3 is 201. Wow, yeah, still think negative one-Quintilian is right though.