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Number Logic Challenges

Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:24 pm
Posted by Analyze That
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Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:24 pm
quote:

You’ve got to leave the hotel in the middle of the night for a meeting – but the electricity is off. Dressing in darkness, you feel around in your closet. There are eight shoes of four colors, and a pile of thirty-two socks, some coal gray, some stone gray.


What's the fewest combined number of shoes and sock you must take into the hallway to be certain you have a matching pair of socks and a matching pair of shoes?



quote:

Your client, a brilliant accountant, is in a coma. You study her notes trying to solve a discrepancy. Problem is, she did everything by hand, and her writing is horrible. You’re stuck on one line: 101 - 102 = 1. And then it hits you – you just have to move one digit.

What's your move to correctly interpret her notes?


quote:

You’re deposing a deadbeat dad – after tracking him down in a bar. You ask, “How old are your children?” He says, “Well, there are three of them and the product of their ages is 36.” That’s not enough information. He downs another drink and says, “OK, the sum of their ages is exactly the number of beers I’ve had today.” You count the 13 empties. Still not enough info.

"Fine my oldest is old enough to wear contacts." You thank him. How old are the children?


quote:

Three starving scouts are lost in the woods on a team-building exercise. One of them has five California Rolls, the second has three California Rolls. The third has no food, but has eight dollar bills. He offers to pay for his food. They agree to share the eight sushi rolls equally, and Scout #3 will pay all eight dollars for his share of the eight.

Scout #2 (with three California Rolls) suggests he be paid three dollars, with Associate #1 getting five. Scout #1 insists he should get more.

How much should Scout #1 get?


Warning: potential answers below

Good luck.
This post was edited on 12/8/13 at 7:45 pm
Posted by oklahogjr
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Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:32 pm to
quote:

You’re deposing a deadbeat dad – after tracking him down in a bar. You ask, “How old are your children?” He says, “Well, there are three of them and the product of their ages is 36.” That’s not enough information. He downs another drink and says, “OK, the sum of their ages is exactly the number of beers I’ve had today.” You count the 13 empties. Still not enough info.

"Fine my oldest is old enough to wear contacts." You thank him. How old are the children?

can I answer in the thread?
Posted by CatFan81
Decatur, GA
Member since May 2009
47188 posts
Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:34 pm to
quote:

What's the fewest combined number of shoes and sock you must take into the hallway to be certain you have a matching pair of socks and a matching pair of shoes?


None. I turn on the flashlight on my phone and look at the shite.

quote:

What's your move to correctly interpret her notes?


I give it to someone else to deal with. frick that.

quote:

How much should Scout #1 get?


Shouldn't pay shite. What the frick are they doing on in the woods with California rolls? Hope they get sick.

Posted by TbirdSpur2010
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Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:36 pm to
Posted by Analyze That
ThereAndBackAgain
Member since Nov 2009
19867 posts
Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:43 pm to
quote:

can I answer in the thread?


sure.
Posted by oklahogjr
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Posted on 12/8/13 at 7:49 pm to
quote:

sure.



one kid that's 9 and two kids that are 2.
Posted by penit n slouch
Member since Dec 2013
89 posts
Posted on 12/8/13 at 8:01 pm to
quote:

What's the fewest combined number of shoes and sock you must take into the hallway to be certain you have a matching pair of socks and a matching pair of shoes?
5 shoes
17 socks
quote:

What's your move to correctly interpret her notes?

move the 2 up so its a square. 101-10^2=1 or 101-100=1
quote:

How old are the children?
2,2,9
quote:

How much should Scout #1 get?
$7
Posted by Analyze That
ThereAndBackAgain
Member since Nov 2009
19867 posts
Posted on 12/8/13 at 8:06 pm to
quote:

oklahogjr


correct
Posted by Analyze That
ThereAndBackAgain
Member since Nov 2009
19867 posts
Posted on 12/8/13 at 8:07 pm to
quote:

penit n slouch


no
yes
yes
yes
Posted by penit n slouch
Member since Dec 2013
89 posts
Posted on 12/8/13 at 8:16 pm to
quote:

no
Interesting. I guess if you don't care if the socks match the shoes then 3 socks would be enough.
Posted by Analyze That
ThereAndBackAgain
Member since Nov 2009
19867 posts
Posted on 12/8/13 at 9:10 pm to
quote:

Interesting. I guess if you don't care if the socks match the shoes then 3 socks would be enough


bingo
Posted by Quidam65
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Member since Jun 2010
19910 posts
Posted on 12/9/13 at 12:08 pm to
1. Five shoes and three socks.

With four potential shoe colors, in the event you manage to pick all four colors with the first four picks, the fifth choice has to match one of the others.

Same on the socks, with only two color choices, if you pick two different colors with the first two picks, the third choice has to match one of the others.

2. No clue.

3. Someone already answered it--ages are 9 and a set of 2-year-old twins. After deposing him, did you beat the crap out of him for being a deadbeat?

4. If they're in California, Scout #1 and Scout #2 should be forced to share with Scout #3, with no payment required. That's the liberal way.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 12/9/13 at 12:17 pm to
Why would a accountant be squaring a number? I work in accounting and have never squared a number.
Posted by Analyze That
ThereAndBackAgain
Member since Nov 2009
19867 posts
Posted on 12/9/13 at 1:09 pm to
quote:

Why would a accountant be squaring a number? I work in accounting and have never squared a number.


The point is to think creatively.
Posted by Analyze That
ThereAndBackAgain
Member since Nov 2009
19867 posts
Posted on 12/9/13 at 1:11 pm to
quote:

1. Five shoes and three socks.

With four potential shoe colors, in the event you manage to pick all four colors with the first four picks, the fifth choice has to match one of the others.

Same on the socks, with only two color choices, if you pick two different colors with the first two picks, the third choice has to match one of the others.


Dead on

quote:

2. No clue.


If math is not on the mind it is confusing

quote:

3. Someone already answered it--ages are 9 and a set of 2-year-old twins. After deposing him, did you beat the crap out of him for being a deadbeat?


Bingo. And beating the crap out of him is a bonus.

quote:

4. If they're in California, Scout #1 and Scout #2 should be forced to share with Scout #3, with no payment required. That's the liberal way.


Funny. But there is an actual number.
This post was edited on 12/9/13 at 1:12 pm
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