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Mensa Answers
Question 1
Two men, starting at the same point, walk in opposite directions for 4 meters, turn left and walk another 3 meters. What is the distance between them?
- 2 meters
- 6 meters
- 10 meters
- 12.5 meters
- 14 meters
ANSWER: 10 meters. sqrt(3*3 + 4*4) * 2. They make two right triangles.
Question 2
David is half his father Duncan's age. In 10 years, David will be three-fifths Duncan's age. Ten years ago, David was one-third Duncan's age. How old are David and Duncan now?
- 20 and 40
- 18 and 36
- 16 and 32
- 22 and 44
ANSWER: 20 and 40
Question 3
Pear is to apple as potato is to?
- Banana
- Radish
- Strawberry
- Peach
- Lettuce
ANSWER: Radish. Both grow underground.
Question 4
The same three-letter word can be placed in front of the following words to make a new word:
- LIGHT
- BREAK
- TIME
ANSWER: DAY. DAYlight, DAYbreak, DAYtime.
Question 5
Peter likes Susan but not Shawna. He likes Nancy but not Edith, and he likes William but not Charles. Following this same logic, will he like Roger or Chris?
ANSWER: ROGER - Peter has a fondness for names that have two of the same consonant or alternatively he likes names with a vowel as the second letter.
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