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Date Posted: 08:39:28 08/07/06 Mon
Author: mohanned
Subject: Re: Math
In reply to: avalanche 's message, "Re: Math" on 07:56:41 09/02/00 Sat

>
>>
>> John, twelve years old, is three times as old as his
>> brother. How old will John be when he is twice as old
>> as his brother?
>
> this is a trick question, as john is allready three
>times as old as his brother, he can not "become" twice
>as old as his brother, as the question includes "how
>old WILL he be when.." that implies that this
>occurance lies in the future, an impossibility in this
>particular case.
>
>so this test has an error, and thus results can not be
>taken serious.
>
>
>
>> "A spaceship received three messages in a strange
>> language from a distant planet. The astronauts
>studied
>> these messages and found that "Elros Aldarion
>Elendil"
>> means "Danger Rocket Explosion" and "Edain Mnyatur
>> Elros" means "Danger spaceship Fire" and "Aldarion
>> Gimilzor Gondor" means "Bad Gas Explosion".
>>
>> What does "Elendil" mean?
>>
>> Danger Explosion Nothing Rocket Gas
>
> explosion.
>
>
>
>> Which one of the numbers does not belong in the
>> following series?
>>
>> 9 7 8 6 7 5 6 3
>
> 3 (the only number which is half of any of the other
>numbers)
>
>
>>
>> The price of an article was cut 20% for a sale. By
>> what percent must the item be increased to again sell
>> the article at the original price?
>>
>> 15% 20% 25% 30% 40%
>
> 40
>
>
>
> Mary had a number of cookies. After eating one, she
>> gave half the remainer to her sister. After eating
>> another cookie, she gave half of what was left to her
>> brother. Mary now had only five cookies left. How
>many
>> cookies did she start with?
>>
>
> 23.
>
>
>> "If some Bifurs are Bofurs and all Gloins are Bofurs,
>> then some Bifurs are definitely Gloins."
>>
>> This statement is:
>> True False Neither
>
> neither.
>
>
>> Which one of the numbers does not belong is the
>> following series?
>>
>> 2 3 6 7 8 14 15 30
>
>
>
> 8
>
>>
>> John received $.41 change from a purchase in the
>> drugstore.
>> If he received six coins, three of the coins had to
>> be:
>>
>> Pennies Nickels Dimes Quarters Half-Dollars
>
> i wouldn't know because i don't know the values of
>these coins.
>
>
>
>> "John's mother sent him to the store to get 9 large
>> cans of peaches. John could only carry 2 cans at a
>> time. How many trips to the store did John have to
>> make?
>>
>> 4 4� 5 5� 6
>
> 5 (you can't make half a trip)
>
>
>
>> Mary was both 13th highest and 13th lowest in a
>> spelling contest.
>>
>> How many people were in the contest?
>
>>
>> 13 25 26 27 28
>
> 27.
>
>
>
> Which one of the numbers does not belong in the
>> following series?
>>
>> 1 2 5 10 13 26 29 48
>>
>
> 48
>
>>
>> "If all Wargs are Twerps and no Twerps are Gollums,
>> then no Gollums are definitely Wargs."
>>
>> This statement is:
>> True False Neither
>
> true.
>
>
>
>>
>> A fish has a head 9 inches long. The tail is equal to
>> the size of the head plus one-half the size of the
>> body. The body is the size of the head plus the
>tail.
>> How long is the fish?
>
>
>
>> 27" 54" 63" 72" 81"
>
> 54"
>
>
>>
>> "If all Fleeps are Sloops and all Sloops are Loopies,
>> then all Fleeps are definitely Loopies."
>>
>> This statement is:
>> True False Neither
>
> true.
>
>>
>> Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is shorter than
>> Jack.
>> Which of the following statements would be most
>> accurate?
>>
>> Bill is taller than Peter. Bill is shorter than
>Peter.
>> Bill is as tall as Peter. It is impossible to tell
>> whether Bill or Peter is taller.
>>
> it is impossible to tell wether bill or peter is
>taller.
>
>
> done honestly within a short timespan, it's not my
>native language, so points should be added. blah, math
>never was my strong point.
>
>
>
>>
>> 16 out of 60 of the questions are math problems, or a
>> little more than one sixth of all the questions.
>>
>>
>> There is absolutely no way that a person could get a
>> high score on this IQ test without knowing math very
>> well. The Densa test is a cleverly designed math
>test,
>> and implies that only people who know math are
>> intelligent.
>>
>> A person can be just as intelligent as another is
>> without knowing any math at all.
>>
>
> this is simply not true, mathematical understanding
>is a vital part of intelligence, it is not the only
>part, and other parts can compensate, but you can NOT
>be eqaully as intelligent.
>
>that my friend, is a mathematical impossibility.
>(okay, bad pun)
>
>
>> Another interesting aspect of the Densa IQ test was
>> that it was always timed. If the test was truly
>> developed to determine IQ, meaning that a child had
>> the capabilities that don't usually appear until
>later
>> in life, at an earlier stage in life, why would speed
>> be important as far as intelligence goes? But, speed
>> is of ultimate importantance in the extreme
>> competitive atmosphere of industry and the workforce.
>
> speed has a lot to do with intelligence obviously.
>the faster one reaches a correct conclusion, the more
>intelligent you are. this has nothing to do with
>capitalism and all with logical conclusions.
>
>
>
>>
>> I, for example, tend to do things very slowly. I take
>> a very long time doing things. Does that mean I'm
>less
>> intelligent than others are?
>
> yes.
>
>
> wait, don't i get my test results and lollipop now?

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