Few Questions for you.

Rules
The result will overwrite the contents of that box (specified in the command)
the other boxes will remain unaffected.
eg

1     2    3
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¦ 1 ¦ 1 ¦ 0 ¦
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1 + 2 -> 3 (means box 1 plus box 2 put the answer in box 3) would give this :-

1 2 3
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¦ 1 ¦ 1 ¦ 2 ¦
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if you use / or - the first box you use must then have the result enterd

Example :- 1 - 2 -> 1 (the anser MUST go into the first box in the line in this case 1)


Example :-

Make Box 1 contain 6

  1   2   3
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¦ 1 ¦ 2 ¦ 3 ¦
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Answer

1 + 2 -> 2
2 + 3 -> 1

(remember you writing the box nos not the numbers in them)


Question 1

  1    2
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¦ ? ¦ X ¦
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Box one MAY contain a Number, Box two contains a year of birth, make box 1 contain the year.  Use any mathematical operator.  Aparrently can be done in 2 moves.


Question 2

  1   2    3
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¦ 0 ¦ X ¦ 0 ¦
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Box 2 has a unknown No in it this is a distance in Feet, box one should contain the No of yards this is (3 feet to a yard) and box 3 should contain the remainin feet. Use any mathematical operator.  Aparrently can be done in 4 moves.

Question 3

  1   2    3
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¦ 5 ¦ 0 ¦ 9 ¦
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Put the contents of box 1 in box 3, and the contents of box 3 in box 1.  Box 2 should finish up as being Zero.  Aparrently can be done in 3 moves.  You can use any operator.  

Question 4

What the F**k does this have to do with IT Hardware Support?

ive done logical thinking tests before, i usually do quite well at them.  This however i was looking at and going WTH?

Plus the job was service and support for a County Council servicing schools on Hardware and Software.  Me and two of my mates where at this one, but going for different jobs.  None of us got through, they where applying for a networks job and the other a DBA job.  The 1st lad is CCNP qualified with 7 years of rollouts and service, the DBA also has ~6 years experience and he holds his Microsoft Tickets.  Basically they where ideally qualified, and one of them is willing to take a pay drop for a better working atmosphere and so he can move back up here from London.  Neither of them even got a look in, and we all figured the CCNP guy would get a verbal interiew regardless.  

We did however notice the 6 guys who where kept back for the verbal interviews where all wearing Councy Council ID badges, though it appeared only one of them had even started to shave.

WTF I have no idea whats going on there.

Poorly explained load of twaddle, and those logic tests dont make up for an ounce of common sense.

we put that little post together from the questions.  We also explained them exactly how they where written (DBA Dude has a perfect memory).