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From: iwannabe infcf
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 7:41 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [RR] Let's take a test
1. Two typists can type two pages in two minutes. How many typists would it take to type 18 pages in six minutes? Six. Each typists types one page every two minutes.
2. If it were two hours later, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if it were an hour later. What time is it? 9pm. Two hours later its 11pm, one hour later its 10pm.
3. What is 1/2 of 1/4 of 1/10 of 400? 5. 1/10 of 400=40, 1/4 of 40=10, 1/2 of 10=5.
4. Count from 1-100. How many 7's will you pass? 20. 7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 70-79, 87, 97. Don't forget there are two 7's in 77, and don't forget the 70's.
5. Two men start at the same point. They each walk 4 meters in opposite directions, do a left face, and walk three more. How far apart are they? 10. They form two right triangles. Pythagorean theorem. A squared + B squared = C squared. Or, you could use the 3-4-5 triangle method, invented by the egyptians to plant straight rows of corn. How many of you thought to use the easier, second method?
6. If a circle is 1, how many is an octagon? 8. Circle had one line, octagon has eight.
7. What vowel is half way between J and T ? O.
8. 2 3 5 7 11 _ What number is next? 13. Prime numbers.
9. bacbdcedf_ What letter is next? E. Alternating letters increase by one.
10. 1200 Royal Rangers. Some are wearing full khakis, some khaki shirts and blue jeans, some class "C" uniforms. One third are wearing full khakis. Are at least 400 definitely wearing class "C" uniforms? No, could be anywhere from 1-799.
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