Number Puzzle # 63
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How?
Right side number is equal to the sum of the digits on left side multiplied by 2
for ex.
11 + 11 => (1+1+1+1)*2
Thus
16 + 16 => (1+6+1+6)*2 = 28.
Three friends went to a hotel. The bill was Rs $75, Each one of them contributed $25. The waiter took the bill to the cashier. For some reason cashier was happy & decided to give them a discount of $5 and asked the waiter to return them $5.
Now the waiter was confused. How to distribute $5 among 3 persons?
He kept $2 in his pocket and gave $1 to each one of the 3 persons. So initially each one had contributed $25. Now as they are Given $1 back, their contribution reduces to $24. They all contributed $24. i.e. 24×3=72 and 2 dollors are in the waiter’s pocket.The total becomes $74. But they had paid $75.
Where is the remaining $1?
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2. Name of a cake:
3. A punishment :
4. Brand of a whisky:
5. A cosmetic company :
6. A vegetable:
7. A sea:
8. Movie for adults :
9. Gents shoes:
10.Tea :
11.Shoe polish :
12.Biscuit:
13.Lord Shiva :
14.Directory:
15.Drug :
16.Mountain :
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There are 97 baseball team participating in a tournament. The champion is chosen by the usual elimination scheme. That is, all teams are divided into pairs, and two teams of each pair play against each other. The loser of each pair is eliminated, and the remaining teams are paired up again.
How many games must be played to determine a champion?
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Numbers: 1, 5, 7 and 8.
Operators: +, -, * and /
You can use ( ) brackets as well.
Rules:-
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what is next number in this series? 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ???
Hint: this is a classic and very important series.
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Next number in the series will be 13.
How?
every number in this series is sum of previous two numbers, thus the next number should be 5 + 8 = 13.
This classic and very important series is called Fibonacci series.
There was a burglary in the Silver City jewelry store last Sunday.
Three suspects: Robert, Scott, and Tommy were caught and questioned.
Each person said, “One of the other two stole it. I did not do it.”
Later on the police found out that Tommy was lying and there was only one thief.
Can you guess who was the thief?
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