Answer to April 20, 1998 Problem

Sequences
Determine the missing numbers in the following
sequence of ordered pairs:

(1,3), (2,3), (3,5), (4,4), (5,4),
(6,3), (7,5), (8,_), (9,_)

Answer: (8,5), (9,4), (10, 3)
The ordered pair is formed in the following manner:
(next integer, number of letters in the spelling of that integer)
e.g., eight has 5 letters in its name; hence, (8,5)

Correctly solved by:

1. Nate Zuckerman Winchester, VA
2. Matt Medeiros Winchester, VA
3. Meghan Kerns Winchester, VA
4. Megan Webb Winchester, VA