The numbers thing took about 10 seconds, thank God for monacoger spicing up this otherwise dull thread with his bands and cities contribution - still scratching my head for an answer..
It's bollox Keiron, the real answer is 201: 1 + 4 = 5 (base 6) 2 + 5 = 12 (base 5) 3 + 6 = 21 (base 4) 8 + 11 = 201 (base 3)
The obvious one is 96 agreed. But that is such a simplistic method that you end up looking for (and finding) other answers. This was always the problem with the IQ based eleven plus exams. The brightest candidates see many other possibilities.
Is this formula the same way they're working out qualification for next year's Champions Each Way League?
On another note, I've noticed that there have been fewer pictures being posted with spot the panda on here, probably because they would be too easy these days http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37272718