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		ThePawnBreak on May 5, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Inverse Fizzbuzz If sequences could be gappy, wouldn't the solution be just mapping fizz to 3, buzz to 5 and fizbuzz to 15? ( or multiples of those numbers, if duplicates aren't allowed )

Danieru on May 5, 2012 [–]

But in no case would that be the shortest sequence.

For your example a shorter one would be 9,10,15.

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