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What is the next integer in the following series?
8, 7, 1, 3, 3, 12, 13, 17, 21, ?
8, 7, 1, 3, 3, 12, 13, 17, 21, ?
Answer
The series lists the smallest positive integer where "e" is the: 1st letter, 2nd letter, 3rd letter, etc.1st letter: 8 (Eight),
2nd letter: 7 (sEven),
3rd letter: 1 (onE),
4th letter: 3 (thrEe),
5th letter: 3 (threE),
6th letter: 12 (twelvE),
7th letter: 13 (thirteEn),
8th letter: 17 (seventeEn),
9th letter: 21 (twenty-onE),
thus
10th letter: 23 (twenty-thrEe)
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