how thick are you?
04 November 2002, 08:21 PM
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So what was peoples reasoning and answer behind this one??
John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 2500 but not 2400. Which does he like?
a 900
b 1000
c 1100
d 1200
?
John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 2500 but not 2400. Which does he like?
a 900
b 1000
c 1100
d 1200
?
04 November 2002, 08:29 PM
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I guessed he liked even numbers so went for 1000, but the real answer is probably they are all fractions of 1.23342 divided by 72 when the sun is at it's highest but the wind is above factor 3!!!! 
04 November 2002, 11:36 PM
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136 which is the same as the other ten i've done 
Si
Ps mole's sis i.q test results are worked out on a age versus answer curve so what you get at 20 you should get at 50
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Ps mole's sis i.q test results are worked out on a age versus answer curve so what you get at 20 you should get at 50
05 November 2002, 03:29 PM
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work this one out,or am i being thick.
Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions. Each car drives for 6 miles, takes a left turn, and drives for 8 miles. How far apart are the two cars?
2 miles
11 miles
14 miles
20 miles
26 miles
Answers please,surely they drive 6 miles and end up 12 miles apart turn left so are now heading in oppo direction to each other so are now another 16 further miles apart making a total of 28 miles or as the crow flies 26,is this right
Two cars start off at the same point on a straight highway facing opposite directions. Each car drives for 6 miles, takes a left turn, and drives for 8 miles. How far apart are the two cars?
2 miles
11 miles
14 miles
20 miles
26 miles
Answers please,surely they drive 6 miles and end up 12 miles apart turn left so are now heading in oppo direction to each other so are now another 16 further miles apart making a total of 28 miles or as the crow flies 26,is this right
05 November 2002, 04:06 PM
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Well, its 2 diagonals of a 2x(3,4,5 triangle) = 6,8,10 triangle. 2x10 + 20
and for the other Q I just put the highest No., since in all of the examples he always preferred the highest No.
Oh and i'm a visual mathemetician with 131. Apparently i'm matched to quite a few of you, but I'm already spoken for and i don't fancy you anyway
Justin
and for the other Q I just put the highest No., since in all of the examples he always preferred the highest No.
Oh and i'm a visual mathemetician with 131. Apparently i'm matched to quite a few of you, but I'm already spoken for and i don't fancy you anyway
Justin
05 November 2002, 04:36 PM
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Justin,
I too am a visual mathemetician with 129 and thought i was pretty good at maths but you've got my totally lost with this one,what the hell are you on about here.
Well, its 2 diagonals of a 2x(3,4,5 triangle) = 6,8,10 triangle. 2x10 + 20
Am i too old at 34,please explain the above as i am starting to feel very thick.(and look it)
Cheers Paul
I too am a visual mathemetician with 129 and thought i was pretty good at maths but you've got my totally lost with this one,what the hell are you on about here.
Well, its 2 diagonals of a 2x(3,4,5 triangle) = 6,8,10 triangle. 2x10 + 20
Am i too old at 34,please explain the above as i am starting to feel very thick.(and look it)
Cheers Paul
05 November 2002, 05:13 PM
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Firstly I made a typo, 2x10 = 20, i shouldn't have typed a +
You know pythagorus theory (i'm good at maths, not spelling) where if you have a right angled triangle whose two shortest side are 3 and 4, the longest side is 5.
now picture the 2 people travelling away from each other, starting on a graph at 0,0. one goes up the y axis +6 and turns left, hence goes along the x axis -8. the other guy does the opposite, i.e down y axis -6, along the x axis +8.
How far are they away from the origin? (0,0) not how far have they travelled?. if you work out how far away one of them is from the start point, this will be half the distance they are apart. The 3,4,5 rule applies here since they turned left (a right angle) and the longest side is always opposite the right angle, this tells us that the 6 and 8 are the shortest sides. So the distance from the origin (as the crow flies) is 10. So they are 20 apart.
a picture is worth 1000 words!!
Justin
You know pythagorus theory (i'm good at maths, not spelling) where if you have a right angled triangle whose two shortest side are 3 and 4, the longest side is 5.
now picture the 2 people travelling away from each other, starting on a graph at 0,0. one goes up the y axis +6 and turns left, hence goes along the x axis -8. the other guy does the opposite, i.e down y axis -6, along the x axis +8.
How far are they away from the origin? (0,0) not how far have they travelled?. if you work out how far away one of them is from the start point, this will be half the distance they are apart. The 3,4,5 rule applies here since they turned left (a right angle) and the longest side is always opposite the right angle, this tells us that the 6 and 8 are the shortest sides. So the distance from the origin (as the crow flies) is 10. So they are 20 apart.
a picture is worth 1000 words!!
Justin
05 November 2002, 08:45 PM
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Hmm ..not a good test unless you good at maths and know lots of silly one line quotes...at least I'm good at one of those
Think my kids would do well at it it was easier than thier mensa cards they have!! lol
Think my kids would do well at it it was easier than thier mensa cards they have!! lol
05 November 2002, 09:24 PM
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160!
Apparently I'm a Fecking Cheat
(LOL - actually got 136, but I don't rate the test at all... no-where near conclusive enough..... besides I was thick enough to fall for this thinly disguised marketing trick)
Apparently I'm a Fecking Cheat
(LOL - actually got 136, but I don't rate the test at all... no-where near conclusive enough..... besides I was thick enough to fall for this thinly disguised marketing trick)