{"id":624,"date":"2018-05-11T00:36:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T04:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624"},"modified":"2018-05-11T00:36:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T04:36:06","slug":"the-sequential-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624","title":{"rendered":"The Sequential Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLennie, have you done your math homework?\u201d asked daddy, while driving home from school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, daddy I did it during math class,\u201d said Lennie with a bored expression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was fast,\u201d said daddy in surprise, \u201cwas it so easy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, daddy, too simplistic. Can you give me something interesting to puzzle on,\u201d asked Lennie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I can: There is a four digit number with sequential digits that is divisible by seven,\u201d said daddy with a smile. \u201cCan you find it, Lennie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, thank you so much, daddy I like that one,\u201d said Lenny enthusiastically jumping up and down on the car seat.<\/p>\n<p>And Lennie worked it out before they got home.<\/p>\n<p><em>What would you say is this number?<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-624\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-624\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-624\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLennie, have you done your math homework?\u201d asked daddy, while driving home from school. \u201cYes, daddy I did it during math class,\u201d said Lennie with a bored expression. \u201cThat was fast,\u201d said daddy in surprise, \u201cwas it so easy?\u201d \u201cYes, daddy, too simplistic. Can you give me something interesting to puzzle on,\u201d asked Lennie. \u201cYes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-624\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-624\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-624\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=624&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[29,50],"tags":[62,73],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7zDaf-a4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":686,"url":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=686","url_meta":{"origin":624,"position":0},"title":"A Basket of Fruit","date":"September 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cI hear the jingle of the fruit vendor Zoltan passing by, Lennie,\u201d said mommy. \u201cWon\u2019t you please run out and buy some fruit for your lunch box next week, and take this basket.\u201d \u201cSure, mommy.\u201d Lennie ran out with the basked to catch Zoltan before he rode away on his\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Combinations&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":627,"url":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=627","url_meta":{"origin":624,"position":1},"title":"New Year Rocket Firing","date":"May 20, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Two mathematicians, Albert and Lenny, were busy firing off rockets to celebrate New Year\u2019s Eve. \u201cHey Albert, how many rockets do you have left?\u201d asked Lennie, who loved to see and hear the rockets burst into colorful explosions in the night sky. \u201cWell, Lennie, I have exactly half as many\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Algebra&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":693,"url":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=693","url_meta":{"origin":624,"position":2},"title":"The Dice Club Project","date":"September 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"One Saturday afternoon, as Jack, a new member, entered the Snake Eyes Dice Club he saw many people busy throwing dice at various felt-covered tables. \u201cWhy are you repeatedly throwing that die, Vince, won\u2019t you get a sore arm,\u201d asked Jack. \u201cHope not. 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I\u2019m bored with these homework problems, they\u2019re all too easy,\u201d said Junior laying down his pen on his notebook in disgust. \u201cI\u2019ll give you one Euler offered to his pupils,\u201d said daddy. \u201cTell me, tell me,\u201d said Junior enthusiastically. \u201cDivide 100\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Number Theory&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":651,"url":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=651","url_meta":{"origin":624,"position":5},"title":"The Threes Puzzle","date":"July 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cDaddy, I\u2019d like to have the little red bicycle you see in the shop window over there,\u201d Lenny said pointing, as they were taking a walk along the avenue. \u201cSure, Lenny,\u201d said daddy, \u201cIf you can solve a little puzzle, I\u2019ll buy it for you right away.\u201d \u201cYippee, daddy,\u201d said\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Algebra&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":625,"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions\/625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}