I took
this assessment test at work. One of the sections was a series of math
problems. The example in the instructions was encouraging:
16 / 4 =
?
Without
thinking, I knew the answer was 3, and I immediately smiled and said to myself,
"I am going to own this test!" I flipped to the first problem. I kid
you not, this is what I was given:
(11^3)(1/3)(18%)(0.0825)
= ?
What the
heck is that?! How much further from the example could they have gotten on the
first problem out of the gate?!
Having
lost all confidence, I slowly slogged through this obvious test of genius,
until I came to the last problem. It went something like this:
Phil
saves 18% of every dollar he earns. He works two jobs. At the first
he makes $6.25 an hour. At the second he makes $7.50 an hour. Phil works a
total of 40 hours a week between the two jobs. What other information do you
need to solve this problem?
Are you freaking kidding me?! Who saw that
coming?!
