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SPOILER................. The girls could be TRIPLETS. But then what ad would they appear in???? Don't really know.

In order for the questions to make sense, transport yourself mentally to a few years ago when anyone would tell you his or her SSN when asked. 1. How many people would you have to approach before you had a 50-50 chance of finding another person whose SSN has the SAME LAST TWO DIGITS as your own? 2. How many people would you have to approach before you had a 50-50 chance of finding at least TWO people whose SSN have the SAME LAST TWO DIGITS?

Prof. Man and wife are browsing a large mulit level dept store that had just opened. Wife stops for a few minutes to examine a display of summer froks, and then realizes her husband had gone on without her. she was about to wander aimlessly in search of him, when she recalled one of his lectures which she had heard the end of, after coming to campus to pick him up. He had demonstrated that if two people are trying to find one another in a large space with very limited sightlines, they find one another much sooner on the average if one stands still, rather than if each wanders in search of the other. Wife therefore decides to stay among the dresses until her backtrackign husband locates her. However, in spite of the fact that her recollection of her hubby's lecture is accurate, and the point he made regarding the efficiency of search procedures is correct, her strategy did not work at all! WHY NOT? I have one possible answer.... but wanted to bounce some more ideas. SPOILER............ The hubby adopted the same strategy. Anymore thoughts.

Do you know the answer? And do you know the ad? This example was in a full page mag as which appeared in many 'slick' magazines during summer 02. Two young girls apply for jobs with a local business which is hiring. The manager doing the hiring notices that the two girls have the same last name, and look absolutely identical. Not only do they look exactly alike, they are even wearing dresses of the same style and color, and have the same accessories and hair style. When asked, the girls explain that indeed they are born at the same time and place, to the same parents. "They you two girls are identical twins?" the manager asks. The girls both laugh. One says, "We get asked that a lot. No, we are not twins at all!" What was the relationship of the two girls? (BTW, what do you think was being advertise, if the advertisement was a full page picture of the two girls, who looked ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL, with the logic puzzle stated (but not answered) in small type at the bottom of the photo? There was also a corporate logo. What kind of very large corporation would find advertising relevance in a logic puzzle?) I have the answer!!!! Just have no clue what ad. Any suggestions.

I am working through an old exam in preparation for a scholarship exam, and am stumped on a few problems. I would appreciate if someone could help me out. I have some answers for a couple of the problems, but wanted you guys' ideas to bounce off mine. I am going to post a few problems on here. Thanks a bunch! (BTW - I am new here. HELLO ) An "irregular hexagon" is a two-dimensional shape with 6 straight sides, of varying lengths, which can otherwise have any size or conformation. That is, a given angle at whih two adjacent sides meet can be just about anything. Jack Chalk cuts two irregular hexagons out of paper. They have the same overall shape, but one is much smaller than the other. Despite this, Jack notices that he cannot cover the small hexagon completely with the larger! Suggest a shape that the two hexagons can have. [There are many possibilities]