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Post by JohnY on Dec 15, 2023 20:35:41 GMT
The question is rollax.
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Post by spinno on Dec 15, 2023 21:01:11 GMT
Just two missing words. How often do two words missed, or unsaid make a difference... |
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Post by don on Dec 16, 2023 8:46:24 GMT
Well for me it should be 18 2x1 = 2 2x2 = 4 2x3 = 6 2x5 - 10 2x7 = 14 so 2x9 = 18? I came up with18 as well for a different reason, the last two increases have been four so I just added four on🤷‍♂️🤔 |
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Post by peterob on Dec 16, 2023 9:14:26 GMT
If 14 isn't a typo, then +2, +2, +4, +4, -4, -4 -2, -2 So 10 S I think I'd go for 10 too, also on the basis of symmetry. Could also be 14 before counting down again. Either "make sense" as a pattern. |
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Post by mick on Dec 16, 2023 15:59:11 GMT
The TFS answer is correct. The fact that it was a verbal reasoning paper and not maths passed me by. I didn’t tell you because, at the time, I didn’t realise.
All of the answers postulated here that don’t appear in the list of possible answers are wrong by definition.
Congrats Spinno - a very smart spot!
Mick
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Post by spinno on Dec 16, 2023 16:05:12 GMT
The TFS answer is correct. The fact that it was a verbal reasoning paper and not maths passed me by. I didn’t tell you because, at the time, I didn’t realise. All of the answers postulated here that don’t appear in the list of possible answers are wrong by definition. Congrats Spinno - a very smart spot! Mick I'm not here just for my good looks... |
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Post by Chester PB on Dec 18, 2023 21:55:51 GMT
What's the answer to this, please? I think that I know, but don't know why. I'm missing something obvious but I've 'gone blind'.
It was in my 10 year old grandson's homework.
What number continues this series in the most sensible way?
2,4,6,10,14,?
The possible answers are 8,12,16,14,10
Mick
The patten I see is increase by 2 twice, increase by 4 twice, so the next would presumably be an increase by 6 (then another)... Which makes 16 next. My mind works that way too. However, since there is clearly no single correct answer, the question was devised by an idiot, unless the child has to explain their reasoning for the answer, so the test is really to determine if the child can make any plausible and logical sequence from such a limited range of numbers. |
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Post by spinno on Dec 18, 2023 22:55:20 GMT
The patten I see is increase by 2 twice, increase by 4 twice, so the next would presumably be an increase by 6 (then another)... Which makes 16 next. My mind works that way too. However, since there is clearly no single correct answer, the question was devised by an idiot, unless the child has to explain their reasoning for the answer, so the test is really to determine if the child can make any plausible and logical sequence from such a limited range of numbers. The answer is 16, was 16 and will be 16. It was a verbal reasoning question (which we didn't know at the outset) and not a maths question. The patterns are there to confuse. Yes I'm smug. |
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Post by Kath on Dec 19, 2023 7:40:54 GMT
I hate questions like this. Especially first thing.
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Post by spinno on Dec 19, 2023 7:58:02 GMT
I hate questions like this. Especially first thing. Yes, until x number of cups of coffee or tea, y the brain doesn't work, makes zzz the obvious answer |
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Post by mick on Dec 20, 2023 10:02:26 GMT
The answer is 16, was 16 and will be 16. It was a verbal reasoning question (which we didn't know at the outset) and not a maths question. The patterns are there to confuse. Yes I'm smug. And the ONLY reasonable answer is 16.
I'm not sure that I would have spotted that even if I had realized that it was VR. A bit tough for a 10-year-old don't you think?
Mick
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Post by spinno on Dec 20, 2023 10:08:58 GMT
The answer is 16, was 16 and will be 16. It was a verbal reasoning question (which we didn't know at the outset) and not a maths question. The patterns are there to confuse. Yes I'm smug. And the ONLY reasonable answer is 16.
I'm not sure that I would have spotted that even if I had realized that it was VR. A bit tough for a 10-year-old don't you think?
Mick
Sometimes I think 10 year olds can be pretty smart and with a bit of a hint can resolve most problems, but obviously those who may be Neuro-diverse cannot handle these questions. You also have to remember that puberty and the whirlpool of hormones it releases potentially numbs and dumbs many a brain (speaking here from my own experience)  |
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Post by kate on Dec 20, 2023 10:48:52 GMT
What's the answer to this, please? I think that I know, but don't know why. I'm missing something obvious but I've 'gone blind'.
It was in my 10 year old grandson's homework.
What number continues this series in the most sensible way?
2,4,6,10,14,?
The possible answers are 8,12,16,14,10
Mick
I demand more homework please?  Must drag myself up to 11+ standard again. Ha! |
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Post by willien on Dec 20, 2023 10:58:39 GMT
Teacher's pet! |
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Post by petrochemist on Dec 20, 2023 11:26:04 GMT
What's the answer to this, please? I think that I know, but don't know why. I'm missing something obvious but I've 'gone blind'.
It was in my 10 year old grandson's homework.
What number continues this series in the most sensible way?
2,4,6,10,14,?
The possible answers are 8,12,16,14,10
Mick
I demand more homework please? Must drag myself up to 11+ standard again. Ha! Try this sneaky one from another photo forum then: Note It requires some assumptions to get an answer. I suggest that till Christmas no-one share their reasoning as this will give a wider range of answers  |
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Must drag myself up to 11+ standard again. Ha!
