IQ

"An intelligence quotient or, IQ is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure intelligence. IQ tests are used as predictors of educational achievement." - quoted from Wikipedia.

Ok, so my class had Pengajian Am lesson today and our teacher, Mr Amat Tarop decided to teach us, or rather gave us some exercises on Penyelesaian Masalah ( Problem Solving questions - mostly related to logic thinking and mathematics ) Everything went well at first, every question seemed easy until there was this particular question that struck me. I didn't know how to do it. Everybody did. The question goes something like this ( translated from Bahasa Malaysia ) :

5. Ramli bought an item worth RM20 from Ramlah's shop using a paper note worth RM100. Due to insufficient changes, Ramlah decided to head over to Rais's shop which is next to his to change the RM100 note. When Ramli left with the item and his change, Rais came over to Ramlah's shop and claimed that the Rm100 note is fake and demanded to change it back. How much did Ramlah lost ?
A. RM 80
B. RM100
C. RM 120
D. RM 200

Get the question? Anyway, I'm still figuring out the solution for this question. If u want to know the answer, you may scroll down to the end of this post ( just to avoid spoilers, lol ). Well, my friends tried very hard to explain it to me but I guess, it was to no avail as I am still completely blur with this question. I've listed out a few possible factors though to why I think I fail to understand this questions and it's solution,

1. Low IQ.

2. Listening to too many opinions on the solutions until there was no chance for me to digest it.

3. Bad business concept.

So you see, I wasn't really happy when I listed down the first factor. So, I decided to take a few random IQ test from the internet. Below are the results ( I took 3 in total )

1. I scored 131 in a test from www.iqtest.com

2. Scored a 110 in a test from www.highiqsociety.org/iq_tests/ ( a very tough one, recommend everyone to try it )

3. Scored another 131 in a test from tickle.com

So, I guess on average I scored a 124 for my IQ. That's not that bad, so why can't I still freaking understand the question?! Fine, I'll move on to the next factor. Well, not much to say about the 2nd factor, I guess I need time and lots lots of patience from my friend to teach me. Lol. And finally for the last factor, I think I agree the most with it because I'm not very good in this buy and sell thingy. I kept thinking when I sell off an item worth Rm 20, I'm losing Rm 80. Don't ask me why, I'm stupid. So, there goes my dream of becoming a multimillionaire. Sigh.

Oh well, I guess I need to read up on Pengajian Am now. My end-term exam starts this Thursday. Wish me luck! ^^

Answer : B RM 100

p.s. feel free to try and explain the question to me in the Cbox. I'm glad to listen. ^^

Choppy,
-Dilemma-