Friday, August 15, 2008

Who is the Smartie?

My colleague sent a Mathematical quiz to everyone in the department yesterday evening. The answer is the password to the Excel file which was being locked. To those who have successfully resolve the Mathemical question, you would then put your name in the Excel file and pass on to others.

It's said that the question is for a 5th grader. Psychologically, it lured many to attempt the quiz so to prove that their IQ is not lower than that of a 5th grader. My colleague told me another colleague called her up enquiring the answer after a few attempts. LOL. My other colleague also asked me for tip. Yes, it's that engrossing.

All right, here's the question:

There are 7 girls in the bus
Each girl has 7 backpacks
In each backpack, there are 7 big cats
For every big cat there are 7 little cats

How many legs are there in the bus?

Found the answer? Not that difficult after all, right? Just need to read the question carefully.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

four? i suck at iq games.

Petite Lass said...

Hehe,...more than that. A tip here. The answer consists of 5 digits. You would need to solve the problem by "micro manage" the question. Eg, start by resolving each question in this order

1.How many legs are there for a cat (including the little cats)?
2. How many legs are there in a backpack?
3. How many legs are there in 7 backpacks?
4. How many legs are there for a girl?
5. Then multiply by 7. (There are 7 girls)

You should be able to get the answer ;-)