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Originally Posted by Lattimer
You're overthinking it. The 1st 3 equations establish the formula/pattern, then the last is the one to solve, which is not necessarily the next in the series. There is an implied ... between the 1st 3 and the last. That's how these are intended. You took an interesting angle on it though, hadn't seen that one before.
I'm not sure that his answer is any less valid than ours. (Obv it's an obscure 'puzzle' with no right 'answer'.)
But if it was, the "use the previous answer and add it to the current answer" is close to as valid as "use the previous base minus 1" logic.