2850.49 – Continue the Sequence


125,59,42,34,14,4,125, 59, 42, 34, 14, 4, \ldots. What comes next? (Hint: residents in the largest American city will get this right away.)


Solution

The next entry is "Canal Street". These are stops on the southbound 8th Avenue express subway in New York City. This is a manifestly unfair problem for anybody except New Yorkers. Deal.