Anthony Wrote:
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> an
> important clue that was left by someone who never
> offered a mathematical solution

(Because she couldn't think of one).

Hermione wrote:
>
Quote:
> Could you use algebra to work this out? (If you
> could remember any algebra, that is ... )
>
> Notice that I did not answer her. That was a very
> important clue. This challenge was for Don.
> Apparently, it never even occurred to Don that the
> answer might not be mathematical! But Hermione
> had the sense to ask the question. She was
> observing it like a real, open-minded researcher.
> The fact that I ignored her post should have clued
> people in that she was on to something.

It never occurred to me that the answer was not mathematical, Anthony ... I thought that it was a logical sequence of numbers, and that perhaps one could work it out by, er, quadratic equations or some such (not that I can remember how to manipulate the beastly things).

But, anyway, the important points about this question have already been made in other posts ...

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