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Google's Math Puzzle

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the weeding-out-us-regular-folk dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Commuters in Cambridge, Mass., are scratching their heads over signs challenging passers-by to solve a complicated math problem. The mysterious banners are actually a job-recruiting pitch from Google."

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  1. the answer by unformed · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The billboard answer is:
    http://www.7427466391.com

    which brings you to:

    Congratulations. You've made it to level 2. Go to www.Linux.org and enter Bobsyouruncle as the login and the answer to this equation as the password.

    f(1)= 7182818284
    f(2)= 8182845904
    f(3)= 8747135266
    f(4)= 7427466391
    f(5)= __________

    Each number is in the digits of e, and each set sums up to 49, so you just need to find the 5th set of numbers in e whose sum is 49.

    which is: 5966290435

    chaching, you've got a job!

  2. Here's whats at the end of the trail.. by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Linky

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  3. {my phone number}.com by sebol · · Score: 0, Redundant

    so many {number}.com own by google,

    what'll happened if google register {my phone number}.com and point to google.com?

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  4. Google will give the answer by razmaspaz · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Interestingly enough this will give the answer, faster than ever writing a program for it.

    Do you think if I told them I Googled for the answer they would give me the job?

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  5. Who is smarter? by lsidir · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It took me about 3 minutes to find the answers of both puzzles in the internet... using google search.
    <b>
    Who is the smartest? the one who actual writes the code to find the answers in say 20 minutes or the one who uses google?

  6. sigh. just google for it. by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Sigh. Far and away the easiest way to find the answer to this question is to google for it.
    -russ

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