Number Devil Test

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in the sequence 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ... if we divide one number by the smaller number next to it in the sequence, we will eventually get

1.618

making 9 "hop" twice gives us

81

according to the number devil, what type of number is square root 2?

unreasonable

in the forest of ones, all the following number flies attacked Robert except

0

if you add 1/2 to 1/2 of 1/2 to 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2 ... you will eventually get

1

the pattern for the "Bonacci numbers" can be used for any two starting values. What would be the next two numbers in the pattern be if you started with 4 and 6 for the "Bonacci" pattern?

10, 16

in roman numerals, MLXIV represents

1064

the sum of the numbers from 1 to 60 is

1830

what is the number that follows next in the sequence: 3, 6, 10, 15

21

if 1/3 of 33 bakers can make 89 pretzels in 2 1/2 hours, then how many pretzels can 5 3/4 bakers make in 1 1/2 hours?

28

two numbers next to each other in the "Bonacci" number sequence are 144 and 233. What's the next number in the sequence?

377

on page 59 of "the number devil", which of the numbers in the bottom chart should not be there?

49

from the triangle numbers: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45 what is the sum of the numbers 1 to 10

55

the sum of the first 14 triangular numbers is

560

a pyramid with a pentagonal base has 6 points, and 6 spaces (5 faces and a base), how many lines make up this shape

9

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...

bonacci numbers

according to the number devil, most genuine mathematicians are bad at sums. This causes them to

carry a pocket calculator

half of infinity is smaller than infinity

false

number heaven is different than number hell

false

the sum of 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + 1/5 +...

infinity

according to the number devil, why was zero the last number to be discovered?

it is the most sophisticated of numbers

"the thing that makes numbers so devilish is precisely that they are simple. you need one thing and one thing one:

numeral one

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, ...

ordinary numbers

the statement "all englishmen are liars" said by the englishman is an example of

paradox

when Robert and the number devil are having students sit in different seats in different order is an example of

permutations

2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ...

prima donnas

the analogy of hopping from one stone to another stone on a river was used to describe

proofs

what is the number devil's real name

teplotaxl

by the end of his experience, robert receives all the following except:

the number devil's pencil and calculator

what happens when you light up the numbers divisible by 4 on Pascal's triangle?

they form more triangles

1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, ...

triangular numbers

according to the number devil, as long as the number is greater than two you can find two prima donnas that add up to it

true

according to the number devil, hopping backwards is called taking the rutabaga

true

according to the number devil, one is not a prime number

true

according to the number devil, there are infinite infinitely large numbers and there are infinite infinitely small numbers

true

according to the number devil, there are two types of numbers: those that can be divided evenly and prima donnas

true


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