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2 February 2009 at 5:40PM in Game Over Archives

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What numbers should replace the question marks?

Answer: 81 & 729

Thanks TheKiss :T

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TheKiss Posts: 558 Forumite

2 February 2009 at 5:45PM

Answer: 81 and 729

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Munchkim Posts: 5,447 Forumite

2 February 2009 at 5:47PM

The second number is the square of the first (multiplied by itself) then the last is the cube (multiplied by itself twice) so 81 and 729

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Thank you to all who post on the comps/freebies forums you've helped us save our deposit :money:
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Stranger_Than_Fiction Posts: 934 Forumite

2 February 2009 at 5:49PM

I think the answers are 81 and 729. Does anyone else agree?

Gosh, you guys are fast!

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wokkies Posts: 8,471 Forumite

2 February 2009 at 6:47PM

thank you clever people, still tring to work it out

to be updated:;)
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walwin Posts: 8,713 Forumite

2 February 2009 at 7:06PM

wokkies wrote: »

thank you clever people, still tring to work it out

I didn't even bother trying to work it out

I just followed what the clever ones said. If nobody had posted the answer, I'd have come back later when they had

Thank you all who did :T

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