According to Kurt Vonnegut, the possible answers would be:
a) First train
b) Second train
c) These kinds of problems make me want to take a shotgun and blow my brains out
I agree with Kurt that the obviously correct answer is C.
Scott
>For logic, try the following problem (it's amaizing how many people are not able to solve it):
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>A train leaves Toronto at 7am. It is headed for Montreal and it runs at 80 km/h. Another train leaves Montreal for Toronto at 8am and it runs at 100 km/h. Both speeds are constant. The problem: which train is closer to Montreal when the two trains meet.
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>From my experience, the time to solve it ranges from 1 sec to more than 1 hour.
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>Vlad
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>>I am looking for sample questions to ask at interview that will test applicants foxpro knowledge as well as the general logic and organizational skills necessary to be a succesful programmer. Can you help me find some questions or point me to somewhere that I might find some?
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