A test of foresight.

[Schwitzer]

Okey, enough of these silly, meaningless tests. They were fun and all, but I think it's time that we tried a real test. I will not try and deliberately trick you on this test with word games or picky particulars. You must take my instructions at face value because they are exactly what I want you to do.

Please do not cheat! There is no shame in having an honest go and making a slight error. Cheating, however, is shameful - especially on a random Internet test that has no bearing on anything than your own vaunted sense of importance. Anyone who edits their post will automatically fail.

Lastly, you are not allowed to use a calculator or paper. You shouldn't need to; I wrote this without them, you can solve it without them.

Let's begin!

First, solve for x:

2x^2 + 4 = 6x

Of the numbers obtained, choose the one which is prime.

If this number is odd multiply it by thirteen.
If it is even multiply it by 8.

You have a two-digit number. Add the digits.

If this number has any significance to years, months, weeks or days, square it.
Otherwise find the (positive) square root.

Add one hundred. You now have a three digit number. Consider the digits. You may need to remember them. Subtract fifty.

If your number is below one hundred divide the first digit over the second to obtain a fraction.
If your number is above one hundred subtract the first digit from the second, then divide this figure over the third digit to obtain a fraction.

Consider the figure e4e4e4.

If your number is below one remember the colour blue.
If your number is above one remember the colour red.

Imagine the x-axis of a cartesian graph. Consider the directions left, straight and right as applying to positive, zero and negative directions on this graph.

Using your fraction, choose the correct path.
If you turned left, consider kangaroos.
If you went straight, consider medication.
If you turned right, consider the platypus.

You were given a colour. Your post should include your answer to this problem made in this colour.

Include your screen-name in your answer.

[GrassDragon]

GrassDragon wants a kangaroo

[hammocksleeper]

My name is hammocksleeper and I think this is a worthy puzzle.

i solved it in my head, but now i'm just writing it down for others to follow along
1 & 2
2
16
7
49
149
99
1
left for positive
kangaroo

[Geno]

Geno wants a Kangaroo that has no color since one is neither greater nor lower than itself. If you wonder how I got to this, I was at 149 - 50, taking me to 99. Dividing nine over nine = 1. This is how I arrived at having no color.

~Larry "Geno" Meyers

[Black.Ice]

Here are my steps (I did this in my head, posting here for clarity)

1 or 2
2 is prime, 1 is not
2 * 8 = 16
7
49
149
99
9/9
1 ! > || < 1
Black.Ice

I contemplated putting no color in this post, because you didn't say e4e4e4 is a color. Oh well. When factoring the first equation, I started going through it using 1 instead of two. I then realized 1 isn't a prime.

[SHISHKABOB]

Sorry for being stupid but what does ^ mean?

[Magmaniac]

(^ means exponents. for example x^2 means X squared)

Magmaniac has a nice kangaroo, that he won for completing this simple and easy puzzle.

[SHISHKABOB]

Tahnks

[SHISHKABOB]

I want akangaroo that is neither red nore blue that says e4e4e4 all the time and its favorite number is 149

[Protoss_Honor]

2
2*8=16
1+6=7
7*7=49
49+100=149
149-50=99
9/9=1
1=1
positive 1 left
Protoss_Honor boxes a colorless Kangaroo that is equal to positive 1.

[BSTRhino]

kangaroos BSTRhino

[Magmaniac]

Geno Is a Mean-o.

[hammocksleeper]

mag i edited my post to put in how i got the answer. you dont have to believe me :P

[Magmaniac]

doesnt matter, the rules say post editing = loser
:P

[hammocksleeper]

well then i fail.

[Whiteknight]

kangaroo

~White(0.999_=1)knight

[Schwitzer]

GrassDragon - Incorrect
hammocksleeper - Failed
Geno - Incorrect
Black.Ice - Incorrect
SHISKABOB - Incorrect
Magmaniac - Incorrect
Protoss_Honor - Incorrect
BSTRhino - Incorrect
Whiteknight - Incorrect

Special prize to BSTRhino for being closest.

GG.

[Protosschick99]

Okey, enough of these silly, meaningless tests. They were fun and all, but I think it's time that we tried a real test. I will not try and deliberately trick you on this test with word games or picky particulars. You must take my instructions at face value because they are exactly what I want you to do.

Please do not cheat! There is no shame in having an honest go and making a slight error. Cheating, however, is shameful - especially on a random Internet test that has no bearing on anything than your own vaunted sense of importance. Anyone who edits their post will automatically fail.

Lastly, you are not allowed to use a calculator or paper. You shouldn't need to; I wrote this without them, you can solve it without them.

Let's begin!

First, solve for x:

2x^2 + 4 = 6x

Of the numbers obtained, choose the one which is prime.

If this number is odd multiply it by thirteen.
If it is even multiply it by 8.

You have a two-digit number. Add the digits.

If this number has any significance to years, months, weeks or days, square it.
Otherwise find the (positive) square root.

Add one hundred. You now have a three digit number. Consider the digits. You may need to remember them. Subtract fifty.

If your number is below one hundred divide the first digit over the second to obtain a fraction.
If your number is above one hundred subtract the first digit from the second, then divide this figure over the third digit to obtain a fraction.

Consider the figure e4e4e4.

If your number is below one remember the colour blue.
If your number is above one remember the colour red.

Imagine the x-axis of a cartesian graph. Consider the directions left, straight and right as applying to positive, zero and negative directions on this graph.

Using your fraction, choose the correct path.
If you turned left, consider kangaroos.
If you went straight, consider medication.
If you turned right, consider the platypus.

You were given a colour. Your post should include your answer to this problem made in this colour.

Include your screen-name in your answer.

Math is not my strong point.....:(

English, History, Science--Straight A's baby!

But math......You're look'n at a girl who is enrolled in 5th grade math in college >.< My tutors are 12 and 14 years old.

Yeah humilliating--I know. :(

[Fred1000000]

I don't get it.

[hammocksleeper]

well bst gets closest because he said kangaroos plural and no one else did..

[BSTRhino]

What's the correct answer?

But math......You're look'n at a girl who is enrolled in 5th grade math in college &gt;.&lt; My tutors are 12 and 14 years old.

Yeah humilliating--I know. :(
Wow, I hope they're nice about it. Especially because you're still bigger than them and could thump them if need be.

[Protosschick99]

They are very nice about it. They are like my little brother and sister. Both are super smart. :) One is already in calculus and the other in geometry :P

@ Schwitzer: Nice puzzle btw--I got lost after the second part, lolz.

[Schwitzer]

There's no single correct answer... ;)

[BSTRhino]

lol yes, okay, but what would one of the correct answers look like Schwitzer? Because I can't quite work it out...

They are very nice about it. They are like my little brother and sister. Both are super smart. :) One is already in calculus and the other in geometry :P

@ Schwitzer: Nice puzzle btw--I got lost after the second part, lolz.
Well I hope they remember to be normal 12 and 14 year olds, because you only get one childhood. They sound quite cool though.

[Black.Ice]

kangaroos Black.Ice

[Schwitzer]

lol yes, okay, but what would one of the correct answers look like Schwitzer? Because I can't quite work it out...
That answer would only be correct if I said it. :)

[Geno]

That answer would only be correct if I said it. :)

Also, you know, now that I re read it... Where does it say to put the name of the animal or whatever into the post? You only need a color >.>

Techinically, the answer would be:

Geno

Is that right? *Smacks head if it is*

~Larry "Geno" Meyers

[Schwitzer]

Congratulations, Geno.

I tell you to consider a lot of stuff. I almost wrote "consider the daffodil" at one stage, but thought that might be too obvious. Not once did I say that any of these things formed part of the final answer.

The problem is that people go through all this solving and just assume that all that work has to amount to something. They want it to be the answer, you could say.

The foresight here is that if you read through the problem before doing any work, you could potentially get the correct answer without even figuring out the two values of x at the start. :)

[Black.Ice]

And my second time through it, I thought it was a blue kangaroo. :(

[Whiteknight]

How'd you get the blue kangaroo, anyways? I mean, I used that wacky 0.999_ = 1 thing, but I'm curious to hear your explanation.

[Geno]

Congratulations, Geno.

I tell you to consider a lot of stuff. I almost wrote "consider the daffodil" at one stage, but thought that might be too obvious. Not once did I say that any of these things formed part of the final answer.

The problem is that people go through all this solving and just assume that all that work has to amount to something. They want it to be the answer, you could say.

The foresight here is that if you read through the problem before doing any work, you could potentially get the correct answer without even figuring out the two values of x at the start. :)

So NOW I get it... Feh.. *Smacks head now*

At least I figured it out eventually <.<

~Larry "Geno" Meyers

P.S. Do I get any bonus credit? Wait... Nah... I'll just say I failed and be with the rest of you losers ;)

[hammocksleeper]

Congratulations, Geno.

I tell you to consider a lot of stuff. I almost wrote "consider the daffodil" at one stage, but thought that might be too obvious. Not once did I say that any of these things formed part of the final answer.

The problem is that people go through all this solving and just assume that all that work has to amount to something. They want it to be the answer, you could say.

The foresight here is that if you read through the problem before doing any work, you could potentially get the correct answer without even figuring out the two values of x at the start. :)

OK.....so ANY post made with your own name in it is a correct answer...

[Black.Ice]

How'd you get the blue kangaroo, anyways? I mean, I used that wacky 0.999_ = 1 thing, but I'm curious to hear your explanation.

Add one hundred. You now have a three digit number. Consider the digits. You may need to remember them. Subtract fifty.

Instead of using 99, I used 149 through the remainder of the steps.

(You may need to remember them) was the reason for doing that.