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Here is the logic puzzle question I have been asking as part of interviews for a business analyst position. No one has gotten straight off.

Posted by Dano (aka dano) May 8 '24, 13:44

You are in a room with three light switches, each controlling a different light bulb in another room. You can't see the bulbs from where you are. You need to determine which switch controls which bulb, but you are only able to enter the other room once. How do you do it?

Responses:

1) Get/Put on firefighter 🧑‍🚒 helmet—2) set off fire alarms 3) as your “fellow firefighters” clear each room, try flipping on/off switches -- nm - Trending May 8, 14:44
Look at the light from under the door. No need to enter other room. -- nm* - Loyola May 8, 14:25
Did you get my answer? I faxxed it to you -- nm - crash davis May 8, 14:10
hated doing these for the LSAT, happy to hear they're not making future lawyers beat their brains in over them -- nm - hollywood big shot May 8, 14:02 3
- Yeah, I'm all about creative solutions, like getting someone *else* to go check for me since I can't go twice. Let's see some team work! -- nm - Qale May 8, 14:05 2
  - "you can only enter the other room once" okay . . . but also, no - hollywood big shot May 8, 14:14 1
    - It also doesn't say a word about my Eleven-like ability to make lights turn off and on with my mind, so... -- nm - Qale May 8, 14:33
Solution. (spoilers) - Marlowe May 8, 13:51
Clarification and proposed solution. - znufrii May 8, 13:50
I use this one but it's a tiny bit outdated. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 13:47 4
- right -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 8, 14:00
- Yeah. Hence the hint. Of course it's not exactly about getting it right. I just want to see them think and what questions they ask. -- nm - Dano May 8, 14:00
- "You are in a room with three money machines ... how do you determine which switch makes which money machine go brrrrr?" -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 13:57 1
  - Simon has diamond hands. Billy has two hotdogs. Who's stock should we HODL ? -- nm - Qale May 8, 14:06
25% have gotten it when I provide the hint (spoilers) - Dano May 8, 13:45 1
- Yup - znufrii May 8, 13:51

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Here is the logic puzzle question I have been asking as part of interviews for a business analyst position. No one has gotten straight off.

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