Mind Puzzle (Part I)

Computer Science Level 3

The answer is 1.

1 solution

Sandeep Yadav
Mar 11, 2014

Sum of numbers on the 2 side of 1 diagonal are equal in all 3 hexagons. i.e 17 + 20 + 18 = 17 + 16 + 22 = 55 & 11 + 16 + 16 = 21 + 18 + 4 = 43 So in the last hexagon 9 + 3 + 8 = 20 = 9 + 10 + x therefore x =1

I did it another way, weird. Anyway my uncle is in mensa and took the test, but he said that the actual test was a lot easier than this question.

Robert Fritz - 7 years, 3 months ago

Nothing is weird here Robert. This is all about patterns. As long as your pattern is met with the given problem, you can make judgement that your pattern is also correct. Take a look this logical series:

$2, 4, 6, \cdots$

What is the next number in that series?

So your uncle is a Mensan? If the actual test is easy, maybe you can apply the test to join the club.

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 7 years, 3 months ago

Maybe, but there is an age limit to taking a mensa supervised test. I know that all ages can get in by submitting an accurate test that suits some kind of requirement, but I'm done with letting a hopefully 3 digit number completely describe a persons ability to notice patterns. Also, the answer to your logical series is 8.😄

Robert Fritz - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Robert Fritz – Actually, the answer could be more than a single option. The 4th series could be $10$ or $12$ or $20$ or $9,999,999$ . There are lots of options than you can even imagine. :)

Tunk-Fey Ariawan - 7 years, 2 months ago

@Tunk-Fey Ariawan – Uhhhhh, I'm sorry to say that I'm sticking with 8.

Robert Fritz - 7 years, 2 months ago

Mind Puzzle (Part I)

The answer is 1.

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