5brainteasers
DESCRIPTION
5brainteasersTRANSCRIPT
-
21.10.2014 Brain Teasers
http://www.oliverwyman.com/careers/join-us/interview-preparation/brain-teasers.html 1/2
Overview
ApplyNow
InterviewPreparation
CaseInterviewsStep1:WhatStep2:HowStep3:CaseStudiesPracticalTipsBrainTeasers
RecruitingEvents
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.
JOIN US
HEDGEHOGS, IPODS, BIRTHDAYS:Puzzlestoponderaheadofyourinterview.
CLOCKAt3:25pm,whatistheanglebetweenthehandsonaclock?
Thisquestioncanbesolvedinfoursteps:
Step1:Chooseapointtoanchoryouranglecalculations,say,12o'clock.
Step2:Calculatetheanglebetweentheminutehandat3:25and12o'clock:(250)/60*360=150
CAREERS HOME
ABOUTOLIVERWYMAN
OURPEOPLE&CULTURE
YOURCAREER
OURIMPACT
JOINUS RECRUITINGEVENTS
SITE SEARCH APPLYNOW
-
21.10.2014 Brain Teasers
http://www.oliverwyman.com/careers/join-us/interview-preparation/brain-teasers.html 2/2
Step3:Calculatetheanglebetweenthehourhandat3:25and12o'clock:3/12*360+25/60*1/12*360=102.5
Step4:At3:25pm,theanglebetweenthehourhandandminutehandisthedifferencebetweenstep2andstep3:150102.5=47.5
Note:Itisnotuncommonforpeopleforgettotakeaccountofstep3!
RT@_GuideWell:"Healthcareisateamsport:payers+providerssldworktogether."Watchmorew/@OliverWyman's@VanTolToddhttp://t.co/oHPnS
MARSH GUY CARPENTER MERCER OLIVER WYMAN TERMS OF USE 2014 OLIVER WYMAN GROUP