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  • 21.10.2014 Brain Teasers

    http://www.oliverwyman.com/careers/join-us/interview-preparation/brain-teasers.html 1/2

    Overview

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    CaseInterviewsStep1:WhatStep2:HowStep3:CaseStudiesPracticalTipsBrainTeasers

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    How many words are there in the daily edition of The Times? How many songs are stored on iPods in the UK? How many spikesare there on the back of a hedgehog? These and other provocative questions await you, in preparation for your interview withOliver Wyman.

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    HEDGEHOGS, IPODS, BIRTHDAYS:Puzzlestoponderaheadofyourinterview.

    CLOCKAt3:25pm,whatistheanglebetweenthehandsonaclock?

    Thisquestioncanbesolvedinfoursteps:

    Step1:Chooseapointtoanchoryouranglecalculations,say,12o'clock.

    Step2:Calculatetheanglebetweentheminutehandat3:25and12o'clock:(250)/60*360=150

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    Step3:Calculatetheanglebetweenthehourhandat3:25and12o'clock:3/12*360+25/60*1/12*360=102.5

    Step4:At3:25pm,theanglebetweenthehourhandandminutehandisthedifferencebetweenstep2andstep3:150102.5=47.5

    Note:Itisnotuncommonforpeopleforgettotakeaccountofstep3!

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