Task 9: LEFT BRAIN EXERCISE!

All of our previous tasks have been right brain centered? I think it?s time for a change of pace. All, most of the task have been ones where you can get full points relatively easy if you are willing to dedicate the time and follow instructions. This one is different.

Let?s see how good you are with the LEFT side of your brain!

You can work together on this, I certainly can?t stop you. Just keep in mind you?re giving them points.

I intentionally made some harder than others, so I dunno if anyone will get them all.

The point amount that each Q is worth is in parentheses next to its number. Please PM me your answers any time before Sunday night at midnight. You can only submit your answers once. Only correct answers get the points. If you get a total point score with a decimal, the point totals will be rounded down to the nearest whole number. 10 points is the max.

Instructions are below. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in this thread.




Section 1: These are word puzzles. Each puzzle stands for a word or a common phrase.

Example:

e
l safety
k safety
c safety
u safety
b

Answer: ?Buckle up for Safety?

(0.5 points)
1.

hea dac he

(0.5 points)
2.

. B
.BOW
. W

(ignore the periods, the are just there for spacing purposes)

(0.5 points)
3.

ban ana


(0.5 points)
4.

dassnhoiwng

(0.5 points)
5.

E4R

(0.5 points)
6.

.WE SHALL
. COME

(ignore the periods, the are just there for spacing purposes)


Section 2: Find the next number that goes in the series. There is some sort of mathematical relationship that governs each series.

Example:
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ___
Answer: 12. each new number is 2 greater than the last.

(0.5 points)
7. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ___

(0.5 points)
8. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ___

(0.5 points)
9. 16, 24, 36, 54, ___

(0.5 points)
10. 100, 84, 68, 52, 36, ___



Section 3: These letters all stand for words, and the words create well known groupings of letters.

Example: fill in the missing letter
R O Y __ B I V

Answer: G
The letters stand for the colors of the rainbow. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

(0.5 points)
11. J F M A __ J J A S O N D


(0.5 points)
12. O T T F F S S __ N T (...)


Section 4: Word problems. These problems shouldn?t require the use of anything beyond a firm grasp of Algebra. Solve the problems!

(0.5 points)
13. A flag pole stands, perfectly perpendicular to the ground. A student takes a wire from the very top of the pole and connects it to the top of the shadow the flag pole casts. The exact amount of wire used is 13 feet long. The student measures the shadow and it is exactly 5 feet long. How long is the flag pole?

(0.5 points)
14. Two cars leave from the exact same spot at, traveling on a perfectly straight path in opposite directions. Car 1 leaves at 8:00pm, and Car 2 leaves at 9:00pm Car 1 is going 45 miles per hour and car two is going 70 miles per hour. At 11:00pm on the same day, how many miles apart are they?

(0.5 points)
15. A shopper buys three T-shirts. Each shirt is marked as $9.99 but it is on sale, 25% off. She also buys two pairs of jeans, marked at $19.99 each. The jeans are on sale, 40% off. After the discounts are taken, how many percents did she save off her total price?


(0.5 points)
16. x is three greater than three times the value of y. y is one half the value of z. the value of z is 4 less than the value of x. What are the values of x, y, z?



Section 5: QUIZZLE ? Logic problem puzzle

(2.0 points)
17. solve this quizzle! (since this one is worth 2 points you can earn partial credit if you are not 100% right)

Some women who work together went out to dinner last night. Elizabeth, Gladys, Barbara, Virginia and Gwendolyn were their names, and each ordered a different main course. Steak, ham, chick, pork, and lamb were the only main courses on the menu. Each woman

 

Thank you, but no thank you.
I will not be participating in this task.

 

yay! i really love this one!

 

No one is forcing you to do the task

Remember, there are more things to do with points than get an eviction pass, and you can redeem your points as you leave the house, good for up to one week... custom avatar, whatever.

 

Jeff: I'm not saying that I'm against thinking.
I am in support of thinking.
At the same time, I have very little time for internet stuff. With everything going on right now, I do not have time to do problems. I like to write stories, to develop opinions and to get into discussions with people I know about controversial subjects. The only thing that gets me through the boring school day is thinking about other, more important things.

As I said, I have a limited amount of time that I spend online and then I do other stuff which is more time consuming.

So no, I don't have time to waste on this task.
I'm sure others will love the task.
In no way am I saying it is a bad one.

I just don't see the need to do it this week.

-Seldon

 

sent in, and i'm outie for the weekend!

 

Hahaha. Seldon's too stupid to do word problems.

 

Jim, I don't think you were too stupid to write a story. You just did not have the time or care that much last week.

Well I don't have time this week and that is why I'm making it clear that I won't be doing it.

-Seldon

 

No one cares.

 

"Thank you, but no thank you.
I will not be participating in this task."

TRANSLATION -- "I am not smart enough to do this task."

AYBABTU

 

^ That was the wrong response at the wrong forum by the wrong poster.

-Seldon

 

Loser.

 

Hahahahahaha.

 

You're a little late. Jim and I have been laughing at you for weeks.

AYBABTU

 

It works both ways.
I get good laughs out of you guys all the time.
That was just the first time I posted it.

-Seldon

 

I'm pretty sure we aren't laughing for the same reasons.

AYBABTU

 

I can't state you're reason for laughing.
When insanity is mixed in with a person, their actions and thoughts are very unprobable and become difficult to predict.

 

Right now I'm laughing at your pathetic grammar... again.

AYBABTU

 

Good Lord, was that even an actual sentence?

 

These are all easy.

Edit:
Oooh, since it's past Sunday at midnight, can I post the answers to the ones I know?

 

ANSWERS:

1. splitting headache
2. crossbow
3. banana split
4. dashing through the snow
5. foreigner
6. We shall overcome
7. 34
8. 49
9. 81
10. 20
11. M (may)
12. E (for eight)
13. 12 feet
14. 275 miles
15. 33.6% savings
16. x=6, y=1, z=2
17. Elizabeth: chicken and carrots
Gladys: lamb and squash
Barbara: steak and corn
Virginia: ham and peas
Gwen: pork and spinach

 

Oh... three t-shirts. I only figured in one.

I'm still smarter than Seldon. But who isn't?

AYBABTU

 

Kas!

ha ha, she can't reply here.

 

Damn, I missed this.

 

So did Seldon, but he missed it because he simply isn't very smart.

AYBABTU