Question:
What are the next two numbers in the series? 34, 58, 56, 60, 42, 52, 65, ?, ?
Answer:
The next two numbers are 49 and 42.
The pattern is : the totals of the letters in the words ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT and NINE when A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4 and so on.
First number = 15(O) + 14(N) + 5(E) = 34
Second Number = 20(T) + 23(W) + 15(O) = 58
Third Number = 20(T) + 8(H) + 18(R) + 5(E) + 5(E) = 56
Fourth Number = 6(F) + 15(O) + 21(U) + 18(R) = 60
Fifth Number = 6(F) + 9(I) + 22(V) + 5(E) = 42
Sixth Number = 19(S) + 9(I) + 24(X) = 52
Seventh Number = 19(S) + 5(E) + 22(V) + 5(E) + 14(N) = 65
Eight Number = 5(E) + 9(I) + 7(G) + 8(H) + 20(T) = 49
Ninth Number = 14(N) + 9(I) + 14(N) + 5(E) = 42