MJAlltheWay24 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Apparently this math problem is making its rounds through the internet, so I thought I'd post it here. A co-worker sent this out. It took me a little bit but I was correct. Here you go: Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerTime Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Answer - Cheryl is being a little bit of a drama queen don't you think? Just tell us your birthday. I have no clue what the answer is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFire Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 My wife showed this to me a couple of days ago. I didn't seriously try to solve it but could follow the logic from the solution. My answer would be that Cheryl never has a birthday party - she drove all her friends away by refusing to tell them her birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getslow Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It's a doozy of a logic problem. The story going around with it was that this was from a math exam for 14-year-olds somewhere in Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJAlltheWay24 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 It's a doozy of a logic problem. The story going around with it was that this was from a math exam for 14-year-olds somewhere in Asia. From what I understand, they gave it to 5th graders to see who could do it and it is actually for 9th graders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Wow, I actually got it right. My brain hurts now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenR Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I've read the answer sheet 3 times and still can't follow the logic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugatti Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I've read the answer sheet 3 times and still can't follow the logic! I am solid at math and at least know somewhat where to begin with these logic type questions. This one I am not even seeing where to begin? What am I missing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 ^You have to assume each statement is factual, at the time it's made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkuclubbaseball19 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I read the answer like 4 times. Going to beat my head against a wall real quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJAlltheWay24 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 Really helped me when I wrote out the dates like this: May 15 16 19 June 17 18 July 14 16 Aug 14 15 17 * BGP won't let me keep the spacing that entered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Parker Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 My answer is that Cheryl needs a good slap to the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRCW Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Really helped me when I wrote out the dates like this: May 15 16 19 June 17 18 July 14 16 Aug 14 15 17 * BGP won't let me keep the spacing that entered. I gotta go with June 18th looking at it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinglouie Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It's a doozy of a logic problem. The story going around with it was that this was from a math exam for 14-year-olds somewhere in Asia. From what I understand, they gave it to 5th graders to see who could do it and it is actually for 9th graders. What I read on it was: 'Originally, Mr. Kong said this was a problem inflicted on fifth-graders, leading to hand-wringing that Singapore children were way better at math than everyone else in the world and worries that Singapore children were being mentally abused with convoluted logic at a young age. However, it turned out the problem actually came from a math olympiad test for math-savvy high school-age students.' Still does not make me feel any better that I had to read the answer sheet to figure it out. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerTime Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I am solid at math and at least know somewhat where to begin with these logic type questions. This one I am not even seeing where to begin? What am I missing here? It seems to be poorly worded. Someone rewrote it when I was looking for the answer and it makes a lot more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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