Anyone up for a little logic puzzle?
 

Give these three a try, be sure to "spoiler" your answers on the off chance that more than one person gives it a go.

1. A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? ____cents

2. If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets? _____minutes

3. In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake? _____days

Based on your response. You do not...

You get the same response as GD.

You peeked!

I did not peek before answering.

It asked for the price of the ball not the bat but close enough.

You can look now if you haven't already.

That kind of sloppiness probably indicates that

I got the answers correct; not going to bother posting and spoilering
I call BS on this: they ARE positing a relationship!

No, YOU are making the relationship that, "getting these questions right = intelligence". The data says, "people who get these questions right tend to be less religious." It does not make the claim that the questions represent an intelligence test.

Studies show that people who claim to have all the answers without posting and spoilering tend to be more religious because they expect people to take things on faith.

And they have a God complex to start with anyway.

OK, haven't read the other answer yet
 

Giving it a try:



Running off to see the answers now.

...and I just found out that