numbers

[hoboken]

what number follows in this sequence?

1,7,11,27,77,?

thanks in advance to all the brainboxes out there!

[squarebear]

107

{1, 7, 11, 27, 77, 107, 111, 127, 177, 777, 1127, � }

It is the smallest integer (greater than zero) with n syllables in the English language:

"One" has 1 syllable.
"Seven" has 2 syllables.
"Eleven" has 3 syllables.
"Twenty-seven" has 4 syllables.
"Seventy-seven" has 5 syllables.
"One hundred and seven" has 6 syllables.
"One hundred and eleven" has 7 syllables.
"One hundred and twenty-seven" has 8 syllables.

[hoboken]

Thanks for that squarebear! If I have any more I will let you know!

[Grace Digger]

This link might prove useful - http://www.research.att.com/~njas/sequences/Se is.html