[2292] in Humor
FW: Fun with numbers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nayar, Sameer)
Tue May 5 14:09:26 1998
From: "Nayar, Sameer" <NayarS@moodys.com>
To: "'humor@mit.edu'" <humor@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 14:02:20 -0400
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>From: Toft, Adam
>Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 1:40 PM
>To: Bravo, Alejandro; Alexander, Terry; Korologos, Constantine; Duca, James;
>Rosen, Jay; Kraus, Robert; Jacobo, Leo; Morazzani, Lydia; Chacon, Milton;
>Levidy, Nick; Obias, Paolo; Dent, Pamela; Pursnani, Meenakshi; Rubin,
>Stewart; Stein, Scott; Nayar, Sameer; Geramian, Majid; Philipp, Tad; Ruffin,
>Sandra; Scholz, Detlef; Ettinghausen, Thomas
>Subject: FW: MicroSoft Test
>
>You might like this one.
>
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>From: T. ANTHONY HOWELL[SMTP:TAHOWELL@phjw.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 4:27 PM
>To: Toft, Adam; sawesq@attmail.com; cwrussell@boylanbrown.com;
>dmayall@bustec.com; bcarmicino@FSLAW.COM; cc05114@imcnam.sbi.com;
>dwilson@klwhllp.com; dew@marval.com.ar; witten@mbox5.singnet.com.sg;
>cmajak@montgomery.com; sreynert@oxhp.com; SeringK@pd.mops.wl.com;
>MMONTALV@us.oracle.com; showell@westnet.com
>Subject: MicroSoft Test
>
>Try this one:
>
>> This is the actual test given by
>Microsoft to prospective employees.
>> This is solvable. No one there (50
>people) was able to solve it. See
>> how you do.
>>
>> U2 has a concert that starts in 17
>minutes and they must all cross a
>> rope bridge to get there. All four
>men begin on the same side of the
>> bridge. You must help them across to
>the other side. It is night.
>> There is one flashlight. A maximum
>of two people can cross at one
>> time. Any party who crosses, either 1
>or 2 people, must have the
>> flashlight with them. The flashlight
>must be walked back and forth,
>> it
>> cannot be thrown, etc.
>> Each band member walks at a
>different speed. A pair must walk
>> together at the rate of the slower
>man's pace:
>>
>> Bono: - 1 minute to cross
>> Edge: - 2 minutes to cross
>> Adam:- 5 minutes to cross
>> Larry:- 10 minutes to cross
>>
>> For example: If Bono and Larry walk
>across first, 10 minutes have
>> elapsed when they get to the other
>side of the bridge. If Larry then
>> returns with the flashlight, a total of
>20 minutes have passed and you
>> have failed the mission.
>>
>> Notes:- There is no trick behind this.
>It is the simple movement of
>> resources
>> in the appropriate order. There are
>two known answers to this
>> problem.
>>
>> This is based on a question Microsoft
>gives to all prospective
>> employees.
>>
>> Note: Microsoft expects you to
>answer this question in under 5
>> minutes!
>>
>> Good Luck!
>>
>
>
>
