This sounds really arbitrary, though.
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This sounds really arbitrary, though.
People are overthinking.
Turn the 2 upside down. You have a 5. Double it, you have 55.
Turn the 6 upside down. You have 9.. double it.. 99.
Why the hell you would need to answer silly little questions like these for a job that's not related at all is the really tricky problem to solve though.
Turn the 2 upside down. You have a 5. Double it, you have 55.
Turn the 6 upside down. You have 9.. double it.. 99.
Why the hell you would need to answer silly little questions like these for a job that's not related at all is the really tricky problem to solve though.
The One Who Knocks
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Although I agree with your answer, that's not true. To turn 2 to 5 requires one axial symmetry with a horizontal axis of symmetry. To turn 6 to 9 requires two axial symmetries (one horizontal axis and another vertical axis) or one central symmetry. So both require only one (different) type of symmetry but it's not as simple as just turning it upside down (although it's not particularly complex in saying that).
These questions are weird. In this one, the 4 options are needed to solve it. If the question was just 2 is to 55 as 6 is to X, there is no way to solve it. It is basically process of elimination with the 4 possible answers.
Tesseract
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is to defines a ratio.
2/55=6/x
2x=330
x=165
2/55=6/165
0.036....=0.036...
six is three times 2, 165 is three times 55.
it's not a multiplicative or additive solution. this test is flexing your imagination and pattern recognition skills, it's not at all related to real math.
the answer is add three, multiply by eleven.
*edit*
i checked your answers in a hurry. they look good. last one is o. go get 'em, tiger.
2/55=6/x
2x=330
x=165
2/55=6/165
0.036....=0.036...
six is three times 2, 165 is three times 55.
it's not a multiplicative or additive solution. this test is flexing your imagination and pattern recognition skills, it's not at all related to real math.
the answer is add three, multiply by eleven.
*edit*
i checked your answers in a hurry. they look good. last one is o. go get 'em, tiger.
agreed on this last part. I just deleted an app with these same type of questions. Fuck that man, felt like they were toying with me. I got enough money to chill on while I gain employment at a company that won't piss me off before I even start working for them.?
WTF ever!
(Options were 44, 9, 33, 99)
I just submitted a resume and had to go through the process where they ask you a bunch of stupid describes you most/least and at the end they hit you with a bunch of these.
7 is to 34 as 5 is to: (11, 43, 41[my guess], 130
Thunder is to Lightning as grape is toseed[my pick], sun, raisin, wine)
Bruise is to fall as bump is to : (wound, lump, knock[my guess], limp)
Or the ones where you have to predict the next in the series.
7, 11, 19, 35 - I picked 67
298, 209, 129, 58, -4 - I picked -57
16, 26, 21, 31 - I picked 26
A, F, Z, U, G, L, T (O, C, X, N) - absolutely no clue on this one
Most I'm pretty sure I got others went right over my head.
Recruiters must be having a fuckton of fun and time on their hands with a captive, unemployed, desperate audience to toy with.
Mr. B Natural
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"is to" defines a comparison or pattern and not ratio, so you're wrong at the very first sentence. There are an infinite amount of ways to reach to 55 from 2 and there are an infinite amount of ways you can correlate the 6 to the 2. You derive answers through assumptions, like, saying "is to" means division, multiplication
Axalon
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Blindly attempting these without looking at the rest of the thread:
1. 2 is to 55 as 6 is to 99. 2+3 = 5, write 5 twice = 55. 6+3 = 9 -> 99. Or ([2,6]+3) * 11.
2. 7 is to 34 as 5 is to 41. Digits in the second add to the first.
3. Thunder is to Lightning as grape is to wine. Thunder begets lightning, grapes beget wine. I was thinking maybe raisin, but thunder doesn't turn into lightning.
4. Bruise is to fall as bump is to knock. Second causes the first I guess?
5. 7, 11, 19, 35, 67. Rate of change is exponential: 4, 8, 16, 32.
6. 298, 209, 129, 58, -4, -57. Rate of change is linear with the rate of change's rate of change being 9: 89, 80, 71, 62, [53],....
7. 16, 26, 21, 31, 26, 36, 31... (+10, -5, +10, -5...)
8. A, F, Z, U, G, L, T [ (O, C, X, N) - absolutely no clue on this one ]
*shrug*
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1. 2 is to 55 as 6 is to 99. 2+3 = 5, write 5 twice = 55. 6+3 = 9 -> 99. Or ([2,6]+3) * 11.
2. 7 is to 34 as 5 is to 41. Digits in the second add to the first.
3. Thunder is to Lightning as grape is to wine. Thunder begets lightning, grapes beget wine. I was thinking maybe raisin, but thunder doesn't turn into lightning.
4. Bruise is to fall as bump is to knock. Second causes the first I guess?
5. 7, 11, 19, 35, 67. Rate of change is exponential: 4, 8, 16, 32.
6. 298, 209, 129, 58, -4, -57. Rate of change is linear with the rate of change's rate of change being 9: 89, 80, 71, 62, [53],....
7. 16, 26, 21, 31, 26, 36, 31... (+10, -5, +10, -5...)
8. A, F, Z, U, G, L, T [ (O, C, X, N) - absolutely no clue on this one ]
*shrug*
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Tesseract
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no shit, sherlock. the simplest and likeliest answer is in fact 165.
*edit* and it's not so much a comparison as it is a relationship. but what are these words we use to define things.
*edit* apologies for the abusive ad hominem. you have my sincerest, mr. b natural. your points are well and good.
Seriously, it's not hard at all. You guys are doing algebra when most of the other questions were really simple.
I arrived at it differently though: i just did 2->22>55=6->66->99
Mr. B Natural
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The simplest and equally likely answer is 59 because you just add 4 to 55. Kindergarten.
And there is no more equally likely answer. Please don't say "no shit sherlocke" and then not get the point I was making.
Mr. B Natural
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The simplest and equally likely answer is 59 because you just add 4 to 55. Kindergarten.
And there is no more equally likely answer. Please don't say "no shit sherlocke" and then not get the point I was making. Or better, yet, never say "no shit sherlocke" ever.
Tesseract
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i guess you missed the part where i said it's not a multiplicative or additive solution? i should have quoted technomancer to bat the point home.
The strong law of small numbers seems related to the title's problem.
Axalon
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While true, I feel this reasoning answers the analogy 2 is to 6 as 55 is to X rather than the one posted.
The Technomancer
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Well, or 59. I mean, add 4 to each, it doesn't get much simpler then that.
Tesseract
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i agree. i originally wrote out several solutions, including the one you posted, but opted for just the one because i felt
it the most righteous. but that's me.
*edit* i meant interpretation, not answer. now i'm sending myself down a blind alley. TEAM 165.
*edit* i'm high on painkillers, what do you want from me. sorry again for the abusive ad hominem, it's unbecoming.
Ace Harding
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Answering without looking:
(Options were 44, 9, 33, 99)
99, either flip the 6 upside down and double (like 2 is sort of an upside down 5), or 2+3 = 5 and 6 + 3 = 9. I dunno. Dumb question. Real dumb.
7 is to 34 as 5 is to: (11, 43, 41[my guess], 130
You got this one - 3+4 = 7, 4+1=5
Thunder is to Lightning as grape is toseed[my pick], sun, raisin, wine)
I think I might say sun here. The sun is the catalyst for the grape's development, like lightning being what causes thunder. I don't know anything about lightning though.
Bruise is to fall as bump is to : (wound, lump, knock[my guess], limp)
Yeah, knock. Falls cause bruises, knocks (against something) cause bumps.
Or the ones where you have to predict the next in the series.
7, 11, 19, 35 - I picked 67
yep - 67. 11-7=4, 19-11=8, 35-19=16, next difference would be 32. 35+32=67. Noice.
298, 209, 129, 58, -4 - I picked -57
-57. Great job Jeremy. Each difference is reduced by 9. 298-209 =89, then 209-129=80, then 71, then 62, then 53. -4-53=-57
16, 26, 21, 31 - I picked 26
26 could be right - 21-16=5, 5+21=26. No multiple choice here?
A, F, Z, U, G, L, T (O, C, X, N) - absolutely no clue on this one
O. there are four letters between each pair in the series (A-F, Z-U,G-L,T-O)
(Options were 44, 9, 33, 99)
99, either flip the 6 upside down and double (like 2 is sort of an upside down 5), or 2+3 = 5 and 6 + 3 = 9. I dunno. Dumb question. Real dumb.
7 is to 34 as 5 is to: (11, 43, 41[my guess], 130
You got this one - 3+4 = 7, 4+1=5
Thunder is to Lightning as grape is to
seed[my pick], sun, raisin, wine)I think I might say sun here. The sun is the catalyst for the grape's development, like lightning being what causes thunder. I don't know anything about lightning though.
Bruise is to fall as bump is to : (wound, lump, knock[my guess], limp)
Yeah, knock. Falls cause bruises, knocks (against something) cause bumps.
Or the ones where you have to predict the next in the series.
7, 11, 19, 35 - I picked 67
yep - 67. 11-7=4, 19-11=8, 35-19=16, next difference would be 32. 35+32=67. Noice.
298, 209, 129, 58, -4 - I picked -57
-57. Great job Jeremy. Each difference is reduced by 9. 298-209 =89, then 209-129=80, then 71, then 62, then 53. -4-53=-57
16, 26, 21, 31 - I picked 26
26 could be right - 21-16=5, 5+21=26. No multiple choice here?
A, F, Z, U, G, L, T (O, C, X, N) - absolutely no clue on this one
O. there are four letters between each pair in the series (A-F, Z-U,G-L,T-O)
I'm an assistant manager at a RadioShack. I don't get what the test is for either. We don't do too much math outside of a few parts customers, and that's all optional stuff. The test would be better off with word problems based on money.
teruterubozu
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2 is to 55 as 6 is to 555,555?
6 digits of 5?
6 digits of 5?
BrLvgThrChmstry
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Easy, it's 99
55 is two 2's upside down.
99 is two 6's upside down.
DONE
55 is two 2's upside down.
99 is two 6's upside down.
DONE
Best answerEasy, it's 99
55 is two 2's upside down.
99 is two 6's upside down.
DONE
It is. It is just a dumb question to ask.
Ironic, considering this is likely supposed to test for smart people.
Let me just pick a random shit: 3
Let me pick some random shitty operation: (3+4)*5
Pick another random number: 7
Let people guess that the answer is (7+4)*5
WTF is this.
Easy, it's 99
55 is two 2's upside down.
99 is two 6's upside down.
DONE
Anyone that doesn't admit this is the right answer isn't getting the job.
Freakinchair
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Easy, it's 99
55 is two 2's upside down.
99 is two 6's upside down.
DONE
I want you to flip the 9 and tell me what you get. Don't worry - take your time.
Dutch Gronk
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I love these kinds of things. So much fun!
Would have gone with 99 as well.
Would have gone with 99 as well.
5 is not divisible by 2. I think you need to learn what a digit is
edit: lol, stealth edit. You said "Some" before
MarkMclovin
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Maybe you can pick any number, but the answer is why you picked it.
i.e Are you capable of thinking out of the box?
i.e Are you capable of thinking out of the box?
5 is not divisible by 2. I think you need to learn what a digit is
edit: lol, stealth edit. You said "Some" before
hahaha yes i did. So what do you think?
I probably would have gone with 99 because of the axial rotation thing (actually,, that was my first instinct, and after re-evaluating all the options and thinking further for 30 seconds or so, seemed like the best guess)
It is a terrible question though, because there's no context other than a single pair of digits and the power of suggestion through the choices presented.
It is a terrible question though, because there's no context other than a single pair of digits and the power of suggestion through the choices presented.
Chuckie
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Lightning begets thunder, not the other way around. So the answer would be either sun, if you'd think Sun produces Grape (Lightning produces Thunder) or Seed turns into Grape (Lightning turns into Thunder)
Nah, that's no good given the other available answers. The sum of digits in 44 is also divisible by 2, as are the digits in 99. Actually, the sum of all repeating digits of an even length are divisible by 2 (even #s) if I remember my math proofs correctly.
Uh BUT that's because the multiple choices are NOT for the digit 2 but for 6. We already have the answer for 2 as 55. So, are the sum of the digits in 44 divisible by 6? The same goes for the other.
EDIT: Actually, scratch that. Sum of 99 is divisible by 6. My bad. Hypothesis fail. LOL
phisheep
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Not all that dumb when you realise that the "correct" answer to this one is not to answer it at all and to move on to the next question.
It's there to test whether you waste your time speculating about dumb shit instead of getting on with other stuff that needs to be done.
Thunder is preceded by lightning.
Grapes are precded by (grape) seeds.
While out of context, it's pretty easy to guess anything, in the context of multi-choice, there's precious little in the way of logical option.
shamo42
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Sometimes there is no correct (or definite) answer in these kind of multiple choice logic tests.
The correct choice is then the answer which has the highest probability to be correct (or not wrong). If you start over-thinking you'll lose precious time.
In this case I too would chose 99 because of two simple reasons:
-By rotation 2 = 5 and 6 = 9 (Yes, the axes of rotation are different)
-6 should be linked to a number >55 because 6>2 and 2 is linked to 55. There is only one number >55 which is 99
The correct choice is then the answer which has the highest probability to be correct (or not wrong). If you start over-thinking you'll lose precious time.
In this case I too would chose 99 because of two simple reasons:
-By rotation 2 = 5 and 6 = 9 (Yes, the axes of rotation are different)
-6 should be linked to a number >55 because 6>2 and 2 is linked to 55. There is only one number >55 which is 99
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Count Dookkake
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5 is not an upside down 2.
I guess it is if you are kinda bad at recognizing shapes.
I guess it is if you are kinda bad at recognizing shapes.
NoblesseOblige
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99 would be my guess.
Just because I'm lazy and that was the easiest choice to make up an answer for.
Just because I'm lazy and that was the easiest choice to make up an answer for.
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