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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
division
A number when divided by a divisor leaves a remainder of 24. When twice the original number is divided by the same divisor, the remainder is 11. What is the value of the divisor?
geometry
A circle of unit radius, houses a square of maximum size inside it. What is the ratio of area of square to area of circle?
Monday, September 22, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
clock puzzle
At how many minutes past 8 O' clock does the minute arm and the hour arm coincide between 8 O' clock and 9 O' clock?
Puzzle
A, B and D are good in Hockey and Volleyball. C and A are good in Hockey and Baseball. D and B are good at Cricket and Volleyball. C, D and E are good at Football and Baseball.
Find out, who of the following is good in all the games.
Find out, who of the following is good in all the games.
Puzzle
Out of 5 friends A is shorter than B but taller than E. C is tallest and D is little shorter than A. Which one is the shortest?
Puzzle
Nanu and Bhanu are charged for overspeeding on the Express Highway. Nanu was charged with exceeding the speed limit by 10 km/hr, whereas Bhanu was charged with exceeding the same limit by thrice as much. If Bhanu was driving at 100 km/hr, at what speed was Nanu driving her vehicle?
puzzle
if 6 girls A, B, C, D, E and F have 10 marbles each. A and B take 4 marbles each from D and E respectively. C gives 3 marbles to F who in turn gives 2 marbles to D and 4 marbles to E. E takes back the marbles she had given to B and gives these to C.
Who has got 1 more marble than E?
How many marbles has D less than B?
Who has got 1 more marble than E?
How many marbles has D less than B?
number puzzle
If
5 - 4 = 23
8 - 1 = 63
6 - 16 = 32
9 - 9 = 78
3 - 9 = 6
then find the value of 3 - 81
5 - 4 = 23
8 - 1 = 63
6 - 16 = 32
9 - 9 = 78
3 - 9 = 6
then find the value of 3 - 81
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Puzzles
Puzzle --- JMO
An unfortunate mouse has entered the trash compactor whose walls are 15 meters apart. The walls of the compactor begin to close in on the mouse at a speed of 0.2 meter per hour. The mouse panics and starts to runs from one of walls' that is closing in, to the opposite wall in order to escape, over and over until the compactor walls meet each other . The mouse runs at a speed of 10 meters per hour. How much distance does the mouse run before it dies?
An unfortunate mouse has entered the trash compactor whose walls are 15 meters apart. The walls of the compactor begin to close in on the mouse at a speed of 0.2 meter per hour. The mouse panics and starts to runs from one of walls' that is closing in, to the opposite wall in order to escape, over and over until the compactor walls meet each other . The mouse runs at a speed of 10 meters per hour. How much distance does the mouse run before it dies?
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