Hi Joe User,

The fundamental problem is that the number sequence does not match the formula the OP gave. Given that, it'd be a hopless exercise
trying to work out what any subsequent (or previous) number in the sequence should be.

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macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


"Joe User" <joeu2004 wrote in message ...
"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote:
Past success does not guarantee future performance.

"Guarantee"? Right: probably not.

But the past sequence might reflect a pattern that can be used to determine the next numbers.

And if there is no discernible pattern, statistical analysis of the historical sequence might be used to predict the next numbers,
within some degree of confidence.

I think that is the purpose of this assignment or test question.


<sierra spiegel wrote:
-17 9 5 -9 -4 12 -2 -11 -23 29 10 -11 8 0 -1 -8 11 1 -8 3
[....]
The sum of those number +1 is the answer to the
current [sequence ....]. The total sum for the
listed number is 6 + 1 = 7.

I don't think so. Mind the signs.


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"David Biddulph" <groups [at] biddulph.org.uk wrote in message ...
Past success does not guarantee future performance.
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David Biddulph

<sierra spiegel wrote in message ...
I have a list of number:
-17 9 5 -9 -4 12 -2 -11 -23 29 10 -11 8 0 -1 -8 11 1 -8 3

The sum of those number +1 is the answer to the current number, but what is the future number. The total sum for the listed
number is 6 + 1 = 7. Yes the current number is 7. But what is the new number? How do I create a formula do do that?