Thread: How intelligent do you think you are?

Originally Posted by Oneiro

Is inventiveness the mother of intelligence?

Yes.

Originally Posted by Oneiro

Here's part of a test we used to give to job interviewees, where I used to work:

a) H+K=B;
b) O+H=W;
c) A+W=T;
d) A+W=O;
e) S+S=S;
f) B+Y=G.
g) Y+Y=B;

Supply definitions for each statement. Time allowed 30 minutes.

That one was kinda fun.

Spoiler for Partial solution:

c) and d) ==> T=O
e) ==> S=0
g) ==> B=2Y
f) ==> G=3Y

That much is obvious.
Further more
T+H=W (b) and W=T-A (c) gives us
T+H=T-A which means that H=-A
Together with (a) and (b) that gives us
T-A=W and T-A=-W, which means that W=0 and that T=A

So to recap, those equations gives us that
S = W = 0
T = O = A = -H
B = 2Y
G = 3Y
K = 2Y - T
And we've reduced it to a system with 2 unknown, independent variables, T and Y.
However it cannot be further reduced without more information.

Anyone agree with my interpretation?