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Strings of unequal lengths Puzzle
You have these two strings of unequal lengths. They both take exactly one hour to burn from one end to the other when Lighted at any end. But they do not burn at a uniform rate; some sections Burning faster than others and some slower, in a random fashion, which Cannot be predetermined. Any point on either of the strings, However, burns at the same rate forward or backward, whichever end is Lighted....
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Tourist and distance Puzzle
A tourist wants to go from a to b. there are four ways to do this.1. to take a wagon. the wagon stops for half an hour at a station in between a & b and then goes to b.2. to walk to b. if he leavs a at the same time the wagon leaves, he will be between by the wagon by 1 mile to reach b.3. to walk from a at the same time the wagon leaves from a. he will arrive at the mid station at the time when the...
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Four family names are given clark ,flure,miller ,jac… and their members name are given Stacy ,robin,Erica,mandy . but not in order.( u hav to find which frend belongs to which family) Each friend prepares salad using 3 different fruits . they are given apple, cherry, grape, banana., no two friends uses the same combination.Various conditions are given and 4 ques asked.1. Robin is not belonging to miller family he used apples.2. Erica is not a miller not a Clark.3. Clark family used cherries and grapes but flure used one of these not both.4. Mandy and miller used apples and cherries 1. Which fruit did Mandy didn\'t used?2. What are the fruits used in miller salad?3. Robin belongs to which family?4. What r the Common fruits used in robin and Erica salads
Sivakumar Paramasivam
- Dec 13th, 2005
Robin - Flure - Apples, Grapes, Bananas.Mandy - Clark - Apples, Cherries, Grapes.Stacy - Miller - Apples, Cherries, Bananas.Erica - Jack - Bananas, Grapes, Cherries.
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1] Passenger train and Freight train passing on parallel tracks. Passenger takes takes twice as much time to pass the freight train when moving in same direction and also teh same time when moving in the opp direction. How much faster is the passenger train than the freight train(ans: 3 times)2.One-third of the persons in front of me together with 3/4th of the persons behind me equals the total number of the persons in the merry go round. find the total number.
Ponz
- Apr 13th, 2006
For the second question,Lets assume the no. on ppl in merry go around to be x.no. of ppl in front of me is x-1. the same in the reverse diresction too.so the equation is [(x-1)/3] + [3*(x-1)/4] = xsolving for x,we get 13
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How old are you ,Alchemerion?" asked one of the wizards apperences. Alchemerion answered with a riddle, "I am still Very young as wizards go. I am only three times my son's age. My father is 40 year more than twice of my age.Together the three of us are a 1240 year old". how old is Alchemerion?.
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In a Race Davis beats Jim.Jack is not the last .Samantha loses to both Jack and Lucia in the order.Jim beats Jack.Who Won the race?.(4 marks)
sireeshasudha
- Jun 17th, 2006
Davis will won the race.the sequence is first davis,then jim,jack,lucia&sumantha
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