On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:15:19 +0000, J.G. wrote:

That leaves us the oddball 16, which is #3 of the combination triad!
And the first number of the triad is one of these ten numbers: 0, 4, 8,
12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, or 36

Moving on to the second number of the triad:

These are the ten possible #2 values:
1. 0 + 2 = 2
2. 2 + 4 = 6
3. 6 + 4 = 10
4. 10 + 4 = 14
5. 14 + 4 = 18
6. 18 + 4 = 22
7. 22 + 4 = 26
8. 26 + 4 = 30
9. 30 + 4 = 34
10. 34 + 4 = 38

So, the ten possible #2 values of the triad a
2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, or 38