Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site nmtvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!lanl!unmvax!unm-cvax!nmtvax!drseuss From: drseuss@nmtvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.puzzle,net.jokes Subject: Re: a good interview question (the solution)Subject: Re: a good interview question (the solution) Message-ID: <366@nmtvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Mar-85 18:09:49 EST Article-I.D.: nmtvax.366 Posted: Tue Mar 19 18:09:49 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 26-Mar-85 03:58:39 EST References: <302@ssc-bee.UUCP> <> <365@nmtvax.UUCP> Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro Lines: 42 Xref: watmath net.puzzle:649 net.jokes:11516 > >Va negvpyr <302@ffp-orr.HHPC> guvyy@ffp-orr.HHPC (Gbz Uvyy) jevgrf: > >> Lbh unir gb geniry sebz gbja N. gb gbja O. Gur qvfgnapr > >> orgjrra gur gjb gbjaf vf 2 zvyrf. Vs lbh qevir 30 zcu sbe gur > >> svefg zvyr, ubj snfg qb lbh unir gb qevir gur frpbaq zvyr va > >> beqre gb nirentr 60 zcu? > >>Vg pna or gevpxl vs lbh qba'g guvax nobhg vg. > >Lbh'er evtug nobhg gung. V gubhtug nobhg vg naq urer vf gur nafjre: > > Vg pna'g or qbar. > >Rkcynangvba: Va beqre gb nirentr 60 zcu, lbh zhfg geniry 1 zvyr va 1 zvahgr. > >Gurersber, lbh zhfg geniry gur 2 zvyrf va 2 zvahgrf. Ohg, lbh unir nyernql > >gnxra 2 zvahgrf gb geniry gur svefg zvyr, fb rira vs lbh tb "snfgre guna > >ternfrq yvtugavat" va gur frpbaq zvyr, lbh jba'g znxr gur 60zcu nirentr. > Nu, ohg vs lbh geniry ng 186,000 zcf lbh JVYY znxr vg. Jul? > yvz g = 0 {yvzvg bs g nf irybpvgl tbrf gb gur fcrrq bs yvtug = 0} > i>p > nfx n culfvpvfg gb rkcynva. > -- > Ynja Pner, > Fuerq ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qba'g lbh whfg ungr arjpbzref?! By' Ovyy, guvf dhrfgvba naq vgf fbyhgvba unf orra nebhaq sbe dhvgr fbzr gvzr abj. Jurer gur uryy unir lbh orra, ohq? Bx. Abj sbe n wbxr... Yvggyr Zvff Zhssrg fng ba ure ghssrg rngvat ure pheqf naq junl, nybat pnzr n fcvqre naq fng qbja orfvqr ure naq fur cvpxrq hc n fcbba naq orng gur fuvg bhg bs vg! (cyrnfr rkphfr nal fcryyvat reebef... Vg'f abg zl znwbe.) Fbeel... Ab jr'er abg! Lrf jr ner... naq fb vg pbagvahrf. Nabgure pbyyrtr fghqrag fghpx ba pnzchf qhevat FCEVAT OERNX. Qe. Frhff