Comments on: Logic Test From My Interview http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/ Personal Development for Polymaths Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:26:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-41521 Hunter Nuttall Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:58:09 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-41521 @ Sam, I think the answers have all been given in the comments. For number 5, you're overthinking it. Pay careful attention to the wording of the question. (My previous comment gives the answer.) @ Sam, I think the answers have all been given in the comments. For number 5, you’re overthinking it. Pay careful attention to the wording of the question. (My previous comment gives the answer.)

]]> By: Sam http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-41518 Sam Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:45:32 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-41518 Prepping for an interview tomorrow, so thanks for this SO much. The only one I have input on that I don't think has been answered correctly yet is 5. I think you use an american coin and a coin from a foreign country that could convert to the necessary difference. IE a 5c piece from canada and a 50c piece from USA assuming conversion rate of 1:1 (depends on known conversion rates, obviously). Any chance you'll post the answers soon-ish? Prepping for an interview tomorrow, so thanks for this SO much.

The only one I have input on that I don’t think has been answered correctly yet is 5.

I think you use an american coin and a coin from a foreign country that could convert to the necessary difference. IE a 5c piece from canada and a 50c piece from USA assuming conversion rate of 1:1 (depends on known conversion rates, obviously).

Any chance you’ll post the answers soon-ish?

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-41491 Hunter Nuttall Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:12:17 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-41491 @ Sneha, 3. This is the hardest one. You've figured out part of it. But the digits aren't just all used - they're used in a very specific order. See if you can figure it out. 5. A half dollar and a nickel. Just glanced at your other answers - I think they're right. @ Sneha,

3. This is the hardest one. You’ve figured out part of it. But the digits aren’t just all used – they’re used in a very specific order. See if you can figure it out.

5. A half dollar and a nickel.

Just glanced at your other answers – I think they’re right.

]]> By: Sneha Dua http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-41460 Sneha Dua Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:31:38 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-41460 My attempt 1. 44 & 66 2. one football player 3. all digits are used but no clue whats so special :) 4. 5 wrongs! 5. no clue 6. 9^9 7. 59 days 8. easy.. 2 kids take the boat, one brings it back, and then father goes and other kid brings it back etc 9. Mother 10. 3 11. Already answered by someone above My attempt
1. 44 & 66
2. one football player
3. all digits are used but no clue whats so special :)
4. 5 wrongs!
5. no clue
6. 9^9
7. 59 days
8. easy.. 2 kids take the boat, one brings it back, and then father goes and other kid brings it back etc
9. Mother
10. 3
11. Already answered by someone above

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-32398 Hunter Nuttall Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:35:56 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-32398 @ Max, thanks for playing along! For #11, there's a guy (a son), his dad (a father and a son), and his grandfather (a father). There are two fathers and two sons among the three people. Although they're ignoring the fact that the grandfather is also a son (just not the son of anyone else in the puzzle). There was no set time limit that I know of. After I finished, I left the room to find my interviewer, but the whole office was gone, so I just waited. @ Max, thanks for playing along! For #11, there’s a guy (a son), his dad (a father and a son), and his grandfather (a father). There are two fathers and two sons among the three people. Although they’re ignoring the fact that the grandfather is also a son (just not the son of anyone else in the puzzle).

There was no set time limit that I know of. After I finished, I left the room to find my interviewer, but the whole office was gone, so I just waited.

]]> By: Max http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-32386 Max Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:50:22 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-32386 Hi Hunter, thanks for the questions. this is really interesting! I could answer most of the questions, but i'm still wondering about number 11. how come everyone gets $222222? that really confused me. and how many minutes are you allowed to do it? Hi Hunter, thanks for the questions. this is really interesting!

I could answer most of the questions, but i’m still wondering about number 11. how come everyone gets $222222? that really confused me. and how many minutes are you allowed to do it?

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-26429 Hunter Nuttall Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:34:41 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-26429 @ Bill, they didn't specify, but I think they weren't thinking about Massachusetts! @ Bill, they didn’t specify, but I think they weren’t thinking about Massachusetts!

]]> By: Bill http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-26410 Bill Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:18:20 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-26410 #9: I'm assuming the answer is mother, but the husband could has a gay sister who lives in Massechusetts and is married so then I would have no clue how to address that person other than "aunt." #9: I’m assuming the answer is mother, but the husband could has a gay sister who lives in Massechusetts and is married so then I would have no clue how to address that person other than “aunt.”

]]> By: Hunter Nuttall http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-12905 Hunter Nuttall Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:01:55 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-12905 @ Daniel, it's interesting that you thought about putting one number on top of another, but not two numbers next to each other. I think most people would say 99. But yeah, your second answer is right: 9<sup>9</sup>. @ Annie, I don't necessarily assume they know I blog, but I assume they could know. I don't think that limits me though, because there's nothing I want to say that I'm not already saying. @ Daniel, it’s interesting that you thought about putting one number on top of another, but not two numbers next to each other. I think most people would say 99. But yeah, your second answer is right: 99.

@ Annie, I don’t necessarily assume they know I blog, but I assume they could know. I don’t think that limits me though, because there’s nothing I want to say that I’m not already saying.

]]> By: Annie Binns http://hunternuttall.com/blog/2009/02/logic-test/comment-page-1/#comment-12817 Annie Binns Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:44:24 +0000 http://hunternuttall.com/blog/?p=1163#comment-12817 Fun! I don't mind these types of tests as long as they give me a reasonable amount of time to mull them over. I find that I either get the answers immediately, or almost never. Only a few come to me after using paper. In this case, # 3 and # 5 were killing me, so I Googled the answers and had to laugh! Curious - do you assume they know you blog, and if so, does that limit what you feel you can say? Fun! I don’t mind these types of tests as long as they give me a reasonable amount of time to mull them over. I find that I either get the answers immediately, or almost never. Only a few come to me after using paper. In this case, # 3 and # 5 were killing me, so I Googled the answers and had to laugh! Curious – do you assume they know you blog, and if so, does that limit what you feel you can say?

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