First, do you know what "blank check" means?
If you do, what do you think "fix" could mean in this context (what do you do with blank checks)?
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"What is one major problem you see in the world? If you had a blank check, how would you fix it?"It can be completely blank, it might just have the signature on, or it might have an amount of money specified but no recipient yet.
I don't know why "fix" was used in the original sentence. A blank check isn't an error - it's usually been done on purpose - so there's nothing to fix. Where did you find the original sentence?
"What is one major problem you see in the world? If you had a blank check, how would you fix it?"
It's one of the questions I need to answer for a [STRIKE]enterance[/STRIKE] entrance/entry to a conference. http://www.htlcinfo.com/high-school-students.html
No, you didn't say that, it's my guess after looking at a dictionary.Where did I say that?
If I had a blank check, how would I fix the problem I see in the world?Is this a sort of competition? Will entry to the conference be decided based on the answers to these questions?
I will give you a hint. You have misread the question. "Fix" refers to the problem, not the cheque.
Yes, it is.Is this a sort of competition?
Yes, it will only be based on the answers to those questions.Will entry to the conference be decided based on the answers to these questions?
I see. Thank you.A blank check is an idiom meaning an unlimited amount of money. "It" must refer to something that requires fixing. So the sentence means "how would you fix this if money were no object?"
If I had a blank check, how would I fix the problem I see in the world?