A Maths Puzzle: Logic

A logic puzzle for you. For more information about this problem see http://www.textsavvyblog.net/2007/05/wason-selection-task-part-i.html

The recent study mentioned can be found here http://cerme4.crm.es/Papers%20definitius/14/Inglis&SimpsonWG14.pdf

Category:

Education

Tags:

• math
• maths
• logic
• puzzle
• wason

[eXisentZ]

i think i am among the 18% that wasnt mentioned,because i noticed you only have 82% on the card at the end.

[singingbanana]

@eXisentZ You don't add those numbers together.

[eXisentZ]

@singingbanana I know. It was meant as a joke XD

[singingbanana]

@eXisentZ Ah! Sorry. D'oh the internet.

[il0velamp4]

i am smarter :D

[MIT2004]

I wish they would have asked me this i would have gotten it correct.

[Powhentall]

WAIT,WHAT?

[retepaskab]

Maybe 57% of mathematicians give an answer to a generalized problem, not the acual cards displayed.

[eracless]

I'm clearly not smarter than mathematician but I got it right, lucky

[ruster1971]

@Justifiedboredom What was the point of mentioning your grades, etc? Do you think anyone cares, or did you just want to gloat instead of simply saying that you got it right.

[TehMathWiztard]

Got it wrong ;o did not consider checking the 7 at first. Good trick!

[Justifiedboredom]

I am a A - Level Mathematics student (as well as other subjects) and have recently passed my GCSEs (including a B in Maths) and i got this correct, im so glad :)