Anyone good with number patterns? This ones driving me crazy!

[UncleRemus]

I'm not 100% sure this is solvable, and that's what's making me even crazier. My girlfriend is a third grade teacher, and her student has some video game that requires he solve this pattern to advance to the next level. Since I'm hearing it from her, and she's hearing it from some third grade kid, it's most likely not verbatim, but here goes anyway...


1,2 = 9
3,4 = 20
5,6 = 12
7,8 = ???

Anyone have any clue? I hope so, becuase I'm going to up all night, and it's cutting into poker time now...

[ACPlayer]

If you are a winning player and play against me, I have the solution but will keep it to myself and drive you even crazier.

If you are a losing player the answer is 42, now dont think about it anymore and come back to my game please.
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[UncleRemus]

haha, but what if I'm a winning player that's running bad?

Also, ACPlayer = Asheron's Call by any chance?

[Eihli]

probably Atlantic City player, but i played darktide [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

btw, I couldn't get it after 3 minutes so I gave up.

[Duke]

25

~D

[RocketManJames]

Duke's answer is correct...

But, if this question was asked in Paris, then the pattern is completely different and Duke's answer would be obviously wrong.

Could I interest you in a pattern map?

-RMJ

[James Boston]

OK, I figured this out, but your Paris clue didn't help a damn bit. It only threw me off track for a while. Admittedly, I know nothing about the French language. Could you at least explain how that clue was supposed to help?

[Duke]

It's because 3 and 4 aren't spelled three and four.

~D

[James Boston]

Yes, but that would apply to all foreign languages. Specifying "Paris" caused me to concentrate way too much on France, rather than the foreign language aspect, but that's really my own fault I guess.

[Ryner]

See, he doesn't just want the answer, he wants to know how to get the answer. The answer itself is worthless.