A harder problem...one for GoT

[aloiz]

Ran across this problem a couple of weeks ago, and found it quite challenging.

Question 1: What is the sum of all numerical answers in this quiz (including this one)?

Question 2: How many questions in this quiz have an answer of True?

Question 3: True or False - Question 1 has the highest numerical answer in this quiz.

Question 4: How many answers are the same as this one (including this one)?

Question 5: True or False - All numerical answers in this quiz are positive.

Question 6: What is the average of all numerical answers in this quiz (including this one)?

Question 7: True or False - The answer to question 4 is greater than the answer to question 2.

Question 8: What is the answer to question 1 divided by the answer to question 8?

Question 9: True or False - The answer to question 6 is equal to the difference between answers 2 and 4, minus the product of answers 8 and 4.

Question 10: What is the answer to this question?


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[GuyOnTilt]

Man, now I'm going to have to go find a pencil...Can't believe I don't have one in my office. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

GoT

[GuyOnTilt]

Question: Can Q10 have more than one answer??

GoT

[aloiz]

I don't think I'll answer that just yet. If no one seems to be getting anywhere I'll throw out a few hints. However I will say as stated you should have enough information to answer the question without having to make any major assumptions.

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[GuyOnTilt]

Okay, here's my answers assuming that Q10 can have 2 answers. HOWEVER, I think Q8 is flawed. But assuming I ignore that and pretend it's not, here's my answers:

<font color="white">1: 0
2: 2
3: False
4: 2
5: False
6: 0
7: False
8: 0*
9: True
10: True, -4

*The answer to #1 has to be zero or infinity, and for the sake of this quizlet, it's not going to be infinity. So #1 equals zero, and also has to be the square of #8, which states "What is the answer to question 1 divided by the answer to question 8?" This would mean that the answer to #8 also has to be zero, HOWEVER if #8 did equal zero, then that would mean the answer to #8 would be zero divided by zero, which has no solution. Therefore, the question is flawed.

I think...

Edit: I guess #1 could also be 1/infinity or -1/infinity... [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]</font>

Edit: Just got a from the giver of the quiz saying my answer to Q1 is wrong, so I guess there goes that! Back to the drawing board!

GoT

[aloiz]

Perhaps the wording of question one is a little confusing. A hint: answer to question 1 = answer to question 1 + sum(answers to all other numerical answers in quiz). Hope that makes things slightly more clear. In other words, Q1 does not have to be 0.

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[GuyOnTilt]

hint: answer to question 1 = answer to question 1 + sum(answers to all other numerical answers in quiz).

That would make the answer to Q1 wrong though... It either has to be 0, inifinity, 1/infinity, or -1/infinity... If none of those are the answer, then could you reword the question correctly???

GoT

[daryn]

#1 is impossible to answer

[GuyOnTilt]

#1 is impossible to answer

No it's not. But #8 IS. This quiz is flawed. #8 has no solution.

GoT

[daryn]

what is your logic? that the answer to 1 is infinity? i don't buy it.