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Last Problem:
You have two clocks – one doesn’t work at all
and the other loses a minute every day.
Which is the better performing clock?
Answer:
The clock that doesn’t work is the better
performing clock. It is correct twice a day,
every day. The clock that loses a minute every
day will be correct once every two years.
Today’s Problem:
There are 4 seats in a row at the show.
Pam will sit next to Sam, but not next to
Gabe. If Gabe will not sit next to Joe,
who is sitting next to Joe?
Last Problem:
The doctor gives you 3 pills. You need to take
one pill each half-hour. How long will it be
until you are done taking the pills?
Answer:
One hour. For example, if you take the
first pill at 1:00, the second at 1:30
and the third at 2:00, all three pills are
taken within a one hour time span.
Today’s Problem:
You have two clocks – one doesn’t work at all
and the other loses a minute every day.
Which is the better performing clock?
Yesterday’s Problem:
The letters O, T, T, F, F, _, _ are part of an
intelligible series. Add two more letters in
the blanks.
After you do this, explain how the series can
be expanded indefinitely.
Answer:
The answer is “O, T, T, F, F, S, S for One,
Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven” and so on.
Today’s Problem:
The doctor gives you 3 pills. You need to take
one pill each half-hour. How long will it
be until you are finished taking all three pills?
Last Problem:
Is it cheaper to take one friend to the
movies twice, or two friends at the same time?
Answer
Taking two friends at the same time is cheaper.
You pay for your ticket plus 2 others this way
for a total of three tickets. If you go to the
movies twice with a friend, you pay for 2 tickets
each time, one for yourself and the other for
your friend, making a total of four tickets.
Today’s Problem:
The letters O, T, T, F, F, _, _ are part of an
intelligible series. Add two more letters in
the blanks.
After you do this, explain how the series can
be expanded indefinitely.
Yesterday’s Problem:
Spell two words, using the same five letters
that have exactly opposite meanings. Both begin
with the letter “u.”
Answer:
The answer is “unite” and “untie”
Today’s Problem
Is it cheaper to take one friend to the
movies twice, or two friends at the same time?