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I am your employer. You have a dead end job that you want to get out of. You are just dying to QUIT. But really, you don't have to do that. I'll let you resign with a huge payoff if you can spell the word QUIT. Oh, of course there's a catch: I DICTATE TO YOU how to spell it. Follow my lead:
Given:
Q = 17, 3, 2/5
U = 21, 3, 3/5
Task:
Tell me what number sequence equals the letters I and T according to the pattern I gave you, thus completing the spelling of the word QUIT. If you are successful, I will let you go with a good recommendation, and with a lot of spending money.
Given:
Q = 17, 3, 2/5
U = 21, 3, 3/5
Task:
Tell me what number sequence equals the letters I and T according to the pattern I gave you, thus completing the spelling of the word QUIT. If you are successful, I will let you go with a good recommendation, and with a lot of spending money.
Answer
I=9,4,3/5T= 20,3,3/5
Here's why:
-Q is the 17th letter of the Alphabet.
-Q can also be spelled out as a word in 3 ways. Cue, Queue and Kew
-Spelling variations using a total of only 2 vowels out of a possible 5 vowels. (E, U)
Thus Q= 17, 3, 2/5
-U is the 21st letter of the Alphabet.
-U can be spelled out as a word in 3 ways: You, Ewe, and Yew.
-Spelling variations using a total of 3 vowels out of a possible 5 vowels. (E, O, U).
Thus U= 21, 3, 3/5
- I is the 9th letter of the Alphabet.
-I can be spelled out as a word in 4 ways. Eye, Aye, Ai and of course, I (Ai is a type of sloth.)
-Spelling variations using a total of 3 vowels out of a possible 5 vowels. (A, E, I).
Thus I= 9, 4, 3/5
-T is the 20th letter of the Alphabet.
-T can be spelled out as a word in 3 ways. Tee, Tea and Ti
(Ti is the seventh tone of diatonic musical scale, for one definition).
-Spelling variations using a total of 3 vowels out of a possible 5 vowels. (A, E, I).
Thus T= 20, 3, 3/5
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