Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

[ThankQ]

For fun I clicked on of those "quiz" adverts all over this place (don't worry, I didn't give it my cellphone number to get the results, i just answered the questions).

I got stumped here. Am I missing something simple? Is there some little wording "catch" I'm missing? (Like the question "how many months have 28 days -- the answer? 12) Am I counting wrong?

Here it is:

Question 7 of 10
If you count from 1 to 100, how many 6's will you pass on the way?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 19

I keep getting 20, but that's not an option. Is it them or am I missing something?

QUIZ:
http://www.officialiqquiz.com/?nid=ABC&sub_id=quick&type=iq&version=neo2&action=7&a=d

 

[ThankQ]

Oh, and I also say the most accurate answer to this question is "ONE". But that's obviously not what their going for.

 

[Finn]

19...dude, it's 19...

 

[ThankQ]

19...dude, it's 19...

6 - 1
16 - 2
26 - 3
36 - 4
46 - 5
56 - 6
60 - 7
61 - 8
62 - 9
63 - 10
64 - 11
65 - 12
66 - 13, 14
67 - 15
68 - 16
69 - 17
76 - 18
86 - 19
96 - 20

Where is my flaw?

 

[cooleddie74]

The flaw is in assuming some people on this board can count to begin with.

Or are sober.


Maybe...both?

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

The answer is 10. In the numbers 60-69 there is only one "6". All the other "6's" are actually "60's".

 

[ThankQ]

The answer is 10. In the numbers 60-69 there is only one "6". All the other "6's" are actually "60's".

Then wouldn't that make the answer "one". 16 is not 6.

 

[RoJoHen]

I think maybe it's 9. It has to do with how you pronounce the numbers.

1 - Six
2 - Twenty-six
3 - Thirty-six
4 - Forty-six
5 - Fifty-six
6 - Sixty-six
7 - Seventy-six
8 - Eighty-six
9 - Ninety-six

"Sixteen" and "Sixty" are separate words.

 

[Finn]

^Mmmm....

 

[ThankQ]

I think maybe it's 9. It has to do with how you pronounce the numbers.

1 - Six
2 - Twenty-six
3 - Thirty-six
4 - Forty-six
5 - Fifty-six
6 - Sixty-six
7 - Seventy-six
8 - Eighty-six
9 - Ninety-six

"Sixteen" and "Sixty" are separate words.

Ah, got it.

So shouldn't the question be "how many sixes" instead of the (somehow posessive? -- that should give me a clue about who is writing these questions) "6's".

 

[ThankQ]

I guess the question assumes I'm going to count out loud.

Maybe this is one of those things where the different ways people think of numbers will lead to different responses.

I didn't tackle this as "one...two...three...four...five...six...(GOT ONE!)...seven... ..."

I basically just picutured the numbers written out in front of me and then counted up the numeral 6s I saw.

I suppose you could argue that I just didn't follow instructions correctly.

BUT STILL... to say that sixteen doesn't count because its a different word means to say that twenty-six doesn't count. In the exactly same way that sixty and sixteen are not six, neither is twenty-six. Twnety-six is still one word like sixteen. It is what we call a hyphenated compound.

If that's the way it is, then the standars is how many times you come arcross the letters "S I X" in sequence within the same word. Now sixty and sixteen still count because there is a "six" in them.

 

[RoJoHen]

I guess the question assumes I'm going to count out loud.

Maybe this is one of those things where the different ways people think of numbers will lead to different responses.

Well, yes, it does say "If you count from 1 to 100..."

That said, "sixteen" and "sixty" are their own words. They are not contracted versions of two words. The word "twenty-six" is a compound of two distinct words. Replace the hyphen with the word "and," and the meaning will not change. It still means "26." The "six" may be a part of the compound, but it's still its own word.

You can't do the same with "sixteen" and "sixty." If you were to say "Six and teen," that would not mean the same as "16."

 

[ThankQ]

I guess the question assumes I'm going to count out loud.

Maybe this is one of those things where the different ways people think of numbers will lead to different responses.

Well, yes, it does say "If you count from 1 to 100..."

That said, "sixteen" and "sixty" are their own words. They are not contracted versions of two words. The word "twenty-six" is a compound of two distinct words. Replace the hyphen with the word "and," and the meaning will not change. It still means "26." The "six" may be a part of the compound, but it's still its own word.

You can't do the same with "sixteen" and "sixty." If you were to say "Six and teen," that would not mean the same as "16."

Well, sort of, but that doesn't matter.

If the rule is you can look inside of ONE word to find "S I X" then it applies to all words, not just non-compounds. Even thought twenty-six looks like TWO words joined by a hyphen, it is actually ONE word. When two words join to become one, they are ONE. It doesn't matter how. "Keyhole" is one word. It is a closed compund. "Credit card" is one word. It is an open compound (so is "open compound"). Twenty-six is one word. It is a hyphenated compound.

 

[ThankQ]

I guess the question assumes I'm going to count out loud.

Maybe this is one of those things where the different ways people think of numbers will lead to different responses.

Well, yes, it does say "If you count from 1 to 100..."

There are many, many ways to count.

 

[Lindley]

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR! FOUR WRONG ANSWERS!

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!

 

[RoJoHen]

I guess the question assumes I'm going to count out loud.

Maybe this is one of those things where the different ways people think of numbers will lead to different responses.

Well, yes, it does say "If you count from 1 to 100..."

That said, "sixteen" and "sixty" are their own words. They are not contracted versions of two words. The word "twenty-six" is a compound of two distinct words. Replace the hyphen with the word "and," and the meaning will not change. It still means "26." The "six" may be a part of the compound, but it's still its own word.

You can't do the same with "sixteen" and "sixty." If you were to say "Six and teen," that would not mean the same as "16."

Well, sort of, but that doesn't matter.

If the rule is you can look inside of ONE word to find "S I X" then it applies to all words, not just non-compounds. Even thought twenty-six looks like TWO words joined by a hyphen, it is actually ONE word. When two words join to become one, they are ONE. It doesn't matter how. "Keyhole" is one word. It is a closed compund. "Credit card" is one word. It is an open compound (so is "open compound"). Twenty-six is one word. It is a hyphenated compound.

I'm not saying to look for the letters S I X. I'm saying to look for the word "six." "Sixteen" and "Sixty" do NOT contain that word. "Twenty-six," for the simple fact that it IS a compound by definition, DOES contain the word "six." "Twenty-six" is MADE from the word "six."

"Sixteen," while it certainly contains the same spelling of two words, is not a compound of those words. If it was, then that rule would have to apply to all the teens; "twelve" would be "twoteen."

 

[ThankQ]

Well, yes, it does say "If you count from 1 to 100..."

That said, "sixteen" and "sixty" are their own words. They are not contracted versions of two words. The word "twenty-six" is a compound of two distinct words. Replace the hyphen with the word "and," and the meaning will not change. It still means "26." The "six" may be a part of the compound, but it's still its own word.

You can't do the same with "sixteen" and "sixty." If you were to say "Six and teen," that would not mean the same as "16."

Well, sort of, but that doesn't matter.

If the rule is you can look inside of ONE word to find "S I X" then it applies to all words, not just non-compounds. Even thought twenty-six looks like TWO words joined by a hyphen, it is actually ONE word. When two words join to become one, they are ONE. It doesn't matter how. "Keyhole" is one word. It is a closed compund. "Credit card" is one word. It is an open compound (so is "open compound"). Twenty-six is one word. It is a hyphenated compound.

I'm not saying to look for the letters S I X. I'm saying to look for the word "six." "Sixteen" and "Sixty" do NOT contain that word. "Twenty-six," for the simple fact that it IS a compound by definition, DOES contain the word "six." "Twenty-six" is MADE from the word "six."

"Sixteen," while it certainly contains the same spelling of two words, is not a compound of those words. If it was, then that rule would have to apply to all the teens; "twelve" would be "twoteen."

"Sixteen" and "sixty" DO CONTAIN "SIX"! It is the ROOT word! -teen is a SUFFIX! -ty is a SUFFIX!

I don't know how to be more clear.

A word is a word. If the "six" in twenty-six counts, then the "six" in sixteen counts. While "teen" and "ty" can't stand on their own ("teen" is a word, but not in this case), the "six" can stand on its own IN ALL CASES.

So, is your rule: you can only count "six" as long as it is within a word that, if the "six were removed, the remaining portion would still stand on its own as a complete, rational word.


If so, that's fine. But that's a lot to get from "how many 6's", and I think we can all believe other peopole wouldn't get that from the question.

 

[ThankQ]

Peopole.

Peo-pole. Check out my peopole.

Don't know why, that misspelling is just funny to me for some reason.

 

[Jadzia]

Not every quiz is prepared by clever people, and proof read by more clever people. The question could just be wrong.

These online things are put together slapdash for one purpose only -- getting you to phone for your results. Correctness isn't important here.

My guess is that 19 is the answer, because the question maker forgot to count 66 twice.

 

[The Boy Who Cried Worf]

I think they mean something like how often do you come across the "value" six and not the number. 16 is considered 10+6, 20 is 20+6, etc. 62 for example would be 60+2, i'e no six. Of course you can say 63 is 57+6 and so, but in our base ten math that is not the way we generally look at numbers.