tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23040727521704009332024-03-13T13:11:19.902+05:30Think & Solve PuzzlesThis Blog contains puzzles. Enjoy solving themGovihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548510816331534851noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304072752170400933.post-76914066625596001862013-06-15T01:03:00.000+05:302013-06-17T01:43:32.915+05:30Identify the Tallest Person<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>100 men are arranged in an array of 10 rows and 10 columns according to their heights.Tallest among each row of all are asked to come out. And the shortest among them is A. Similarly after resuming them to their original positions, the shortest among each column are asked to come out. And the tallest among them is B. Now who is taller A or B ? </b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>All the Men are arranged in ascending Order of heights starting from Row#1 and Column # 1 Next person at </strong></span><strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Row#1 and Column # 2 so on and so forth.</strong></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tallest Person is positioned at Row#10 and Column#10.</b></span></li>
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<strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A very magical Question, Who is taller A or B? </strong><br />
<strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes it is. Think of it!!</strong><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
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<li><strong>Take a piece of paper and draw an array(Matrix) with 9 men arranged in increasing order of heights starting from&nbsp Row#1 and Column # 1</strong></li>
<li><strong><strong>Solution obtained will hint you in analysis and obtain the original solution to puzzle. </strong></strong></li>
<li><strong style="font-family: Georgia;">Very tricky question pointing to same.</strong></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Nothing is impossible.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Still you want to see the solution reach link to see the solution. But, don't give up easily.</strong></span><br />
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Govihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548510816331534851noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304072752170400933.post-33987361609000826132013-06-14T22:07:00.002+05:302013-06-14T23:08:03.544+05:30Awesome Magical water jars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Awesome # 2</span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Water Jar Question: 1</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you had a 5-liter jar and a 3-liter </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">jar </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">and an unlimited access to water, how would you measure exactly 4 liters using the above jars?</span><br />
<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">NOTE</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> : Empty or completely filled Jars only should be used during measurement</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Water Jar</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Question</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> : 2</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Given three jars: 8, 5 and 3 liters capacity, divide 8 liters in half (4 + 4 liters) with the minimum number of water transfers. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Water Jar</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Question</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> : 3</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Given three jars: 7, 4 and 3 liters capacity. Only the 7-liter is full. Pouring the water the fewest number of times, make the quantities of 2, 2, and 3 liters.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Water Jar</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Question</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> : 4</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How can you measure 6 liters of water using only 4 and 9-liter jars?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Measure exactly 2 liters of water if you have:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. 4 and 5-liter jars</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. 4 and 3-liter jars</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Water Jar</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Question</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> : 6</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Given three jars: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(i). Jar A (8 liters capacity) filled with 5 liters of water; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(ii). </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jar B (5 liters capacity) filled with 3 liters of water; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(iii).</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jar C (3 liters capacity) filled with 2 liters of water.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Can you measure exactly 1 liter, by transferring the water only 2 times? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_1" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Concrete floors are very hard to crack! </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 2</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_2" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>No time at all it is already built. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 3</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_3" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Very large hands. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 4</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How can you lift an elephant with one hand?</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_4" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>you will never find an elephant with one hand. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 5</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">How can a man go eight days without sleep?</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_5" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>No Probs, He sleeps at night. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 6</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_6" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 7</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What looks like half apple ?</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_7" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>The other half. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 8</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What can you never eat for breakfast?</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_8" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Dinner. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 9</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bay of Bengal is in which state? </span><br />
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<span id="awe1_9" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Liquid State. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 10</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this.<br />
"What comes first, Day or Night?"</span><br />
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The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!"<br />
"How" the interviewer asked.</span><br />
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<span id="awe1_10" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question! </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 11</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while Creativity is the master of presence of mind.<br />
This is a famous paper written for an Oxford philosophy exam, normally requiring an eight page essay answer and expected to be backed up with source material, quotes and analytical reasoning. This guy wrote the below answer and topped the exam!<br />
OXFORD EXAMINATION BOARD 1987, </span><br />
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<span id="awe1_11" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>(After 7 blank pages, at the end of the last page…): This is courage </b></span></div><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 12</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What happened when wheel was invented ? </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 13</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">what will you do if a man comes to you and show a gun? </span><br />
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<span id="awe1_13" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>If I like that gun I will purchase it or else I will simply say sorry I don't want it.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 14</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What would you do if I run away with your sister? </span><br />
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<span id="awe1_14" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>The candidate who was selected answered " I will not get a better match for my sister than you sir" </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 15</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Interviewer (to a student girl candidate) – What is one morning you woke up and found that you were pregnant. </span><br />
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<span id="awe1_15" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Girl – I will be very excited and take an off, to celebrate with my husband. Normally an unmarried girl will be shocked to hear this, but she managed it well. Why I should think it in the wrong way, she said later when asked </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Question : 16</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived kept before the candidate, then he asked what is before you?<br />
Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea"<br />
He got selected. </span><br />
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<span id="awe1_16" style="display: none; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>You know how and why did he say "TEA" when he knows very well that coffee was kept before.<br />
(Answer: The question was "What is before you (U – alphabet) Reply was "TEA" ( T – alphabet)<br />
Alphabet "T" was before Alphabet "U" </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Using the digits 1 up to 9, two numbers must be made. The product of these two numbers should be as large as possible. All digits must be used exactly once. </span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>By Multiplying only Two Numbers say A & B, Maximum Value needs to be generated</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>These two numbers A and B should cover all the digits from 1 to 9.</b></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A, B should be a five digit Number, Four digit Number or Viceversa.</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Build the number by taking higher value digits first, later lower value digits</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Absolute difference of these two numbers should be very low to generate a Maximum product.</b></span></li>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nothing is impossible.</b><br />
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Govihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548510816331534851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304072752170400933.post-67271572553601829492013-05-21T20:45:00.002+05:302013-05-25T16:06:49.985+05:30True Magical Number<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>A Very Magical Number(Dividend) that leaves a reminder that is one less than number(Divisor) that was used to perform the division</strong></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 2 leaves Reminder 1.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 3 leaves Reminder 2.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 4 leaves Reminder 3.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 5 leaves Reminder 4.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 6 leaves Reminder 5.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 7 leaves Reminder 6.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 8 leaves Reminder 7.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 9 leaves Reminder 8.</strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>When Magical Number(Dividend) divided by 10 leaves Reminder 9. </strong></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>What is the Magical Number (Dividend) ??</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Magical Number is not very small neither too big. Think of it!!</strong></span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;"><strong>Puzzle Tip :</strong></span></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Magical Number is a 4 digited number less than 5000.</strong></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong>Think of your lower level Math </strong></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Try LCM (Least common multiple) operation to obtain required magical number</strong></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Nothing is impossible.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Still you want to see the solution reach <a href="http://time2solvepuzzle-solutions.blogspot.com/2013/05/true-magical-number.html">link </a>to see the solution. But, don't give up easily.</strong></span><br />
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Govihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548510816331534851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304072752170400933.post-2135661500423722062013-05-20T01:10:00.002+05:302013-05-22T01:34:26.518+05:30Passing on a Truck over a bridge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Puzzle # 12</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There is a bridge that can withstand a total weight of Maximum 10 Tons. Above which the bridge will be collapsed !</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bridge covers a total distance of 5KM.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This bridge is maintained by highly authorised officials who will thoroughly check the vehicle before allowing to passed over it.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Under any circumstance, officials are allowed Max of 10 Tons over the bridge.</span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A Truck weigh exactly 10 Tons(Load + Truck + Driver..) i.e it includes everything? It is allowed to cross over the bridge and after covering a distance of 4.75KM. A crow (Max - 1.5 KG) came and sat over the truck. Luckily bridge didn't got collapsed. What could be the reason behind this? When driver didn't dropped any of his items or truck parts!!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Think on auto removable components from truck.</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Truck covered a distance of 4.75Km on bridge</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>When measured initially truck was weighed 10 Tons exactly at starting point of bridge.</b></span></li>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nothing is impossible.</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Still you want to see the solution reach <a href="http://time2solvepuzzle-solutions.blogspot.com/2013/05/passing-on-truck-over-bridge.html">link</a> to see the solution. But, don't give up easily. </b><br />
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Govihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548510816331534851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304072752170400933.post-49176267667543160452013-05-19T00:24:00.005+05:302013-05-19T00:42:58.342+05:30Ants moving towards Corners<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Puzzle # 11</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are 'n' ants at 'n' corners of a 'n' sided closed regular polygon, they randomly start moving towards another corner that is adjacent to it. </span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If n = 5, PENTAGON.. i.e., 5 ants positioned at 5 corners are started moving towards other possible corners</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If n= 6, HEXAGON</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.. i.e., 6 <b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ants positioned at</span></b> 6 corners </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">are started moving </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">towards other possible corners</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If n = 8, OCTAGON</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.. i.e., 8 <b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ants positioned at</span></b> 8 corners </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">are started moving </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">towards other possible corners</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So on and So Forth.</span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What is the probability that they don't collide?</span></b><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Puzzle Tip :</span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Use Possible and Non Possible method</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Get total No. of ways for all ant(s) in polygon.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Consider minimal closed shape by letting n start from 3 i.e., Triangle </b></span></li>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nothing is impossible.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Still you want to see the solution reach <a href="http://time2solvepuzzle-solutions.blogspot.in/2013/05/ants-moving-towards-corners.html">link</a> to see the solution. But, don't give up easily. </b></div>
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Govihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548510816331534851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304072752170400933.post-41808797229155429322013-05-18T22:02:00.000+05:302013-05-20T00:20:14.353+05:30Combination of pieces on Chess board<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Puzzle # 10</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How many ways are there to arrange the sixteen black or white pieces of a standard international chess set on the first two rows of the board?</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Each square can hold only one chess piece </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All eight Pawns are identical</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Similarly each rook, knight and bishop are identical to its pair.</span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What could be the possible combinations to arrange the chess pieces on chess board?</span></b><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Puzzle Tip :</span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Use Permutation and Combination technique </span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Using Factorial Technique, solution can be obtained</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Try placing a single piece and validate all possible arrangements</b></span></li>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nothing is impossible.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Still you want to see the solution reach <a href="http://time2solvepuzzle-solutions.blogspot.in/2013/05/combination-of-pieces-on-chess-board.html">link </a>to see the solution. But, don't give up easily. </b></div>
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Govihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548510816331534851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304072752170400933.post-87110168411181245612013-05-18T21:03:00.000+05:302013-05-18T21:38:09.141+05:30Find Total Number of Zeroes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Puzzle # 9</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A certain street has 500 buildings. A sign-maker is contracted to number the buildings from 1 to 500. Agreement was made such that contractor will be given with an dollar amount of total Zeroes, that he used to number the buildings?</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Contractor follows some special Convention to earn more amount of dollars</span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What could be the Count of Zeroes used by contractor ? </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What is the convention followed to gain more dollar amount?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every building should contain three digits as specified in above format !!</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Normal method of numbering i.e., 1, 2, 3, ... 500 will result in less revenue</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Contractor says he is following this pattern to look numbering beautiful.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Try getting solution for single digit, double digit and Triple digit zeroes separately</b></span></li>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nothing is impossible.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Still you want to see the solution reach <a href="http://time2solvepuzzle-solutions.blogspot.in/2013/05/find-total-number-of-zeroes.html">link </a>to see the solution. But, don't give up easily. </b></div>
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Govihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548510816331534851noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304072752170400933.post-4908635366414348732013-05-12T20:33:00.000+05:302013-05-13T00:03:46.328+05:30Car on a wild stormy Night<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Puzzle # 8</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you saw three people waiting for the bus:</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An old friend who once saved your life.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.</span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't sit and think, Try something new</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ask someone to drive rather than you sitting in Car</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sometimes you need to leave luxury, when you need relationships</b></span></li>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nothing is impossible.</b><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Frog can directly jump over a vacant stone only, if vacant stone is immediate next to him.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Frogs can jump over other frog immediately coming opposite to him to land on vacant stone.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Frogs can travel only in the faced direction. Back and forth is not possible.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>make sure always same set of frogs are at alternate position.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Moment of frogs will form a pattern </b></span></li>
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<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Nothing is impossible.</b></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>There is a house and a store room is located far away from house. There are 3 Incandescent bulbs arranged in store room. Three Switches to control these bulbs are located in house. Need to identify the correct switch and bulb only visiting store room once. Conditions are as below:</b></span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Each switch can be made On/Off to make the respective bulb glow.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Only One bulb should glow at a time.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Emitted light rays are not visible outside the store room, when switched on the bulb.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>All the bulbs are in Good condition.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Think about the properties of a bulb, which make the <b>possibility to identify </b>third bulb.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Remember a person can visit store room only once</b></span></li>
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<div><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are 8 people, who need to cross a river in single boat. People are 1 Cop, 1 Thief, 1 Man and his 2 Daughters, 1 Women and her 2 sons. As usual the conditions that has to be satisfied while crossing the River are given below:</span></b></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>When Police man is not on that river bank, Thief will beat all the people available on that <b>river bank</b>.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>When Women </b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is Not on that river bank, Man will beat her 2 sons.</b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-weight: normal;"><b>When Man </b></span><b>is Not on that river bank, Woman will beat his 2 daughters.</b></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Only Two people can travel in the boat at any given time.</b></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>2 Sons and 2 daughters doesn't know to drive the boat.</b></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No one should beat anyone and satisfying above conditions every one should reach other side of river bank safely !! How ?</span></b><br />
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<ol><li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Start in such a way that always Cop and Thief should remain together until unless only cop or thief are alone at river bank</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Always use the Cop - Thief pair to be traveled when ever no other alternate is available</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Children along with their respective parents should be together</b></span></li>
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</b></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Nothing is impossible.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Still you want to see the solution reach <a href="http://time2solvepuzzles.blogspot.in/p/solutions-to-puzzles.html#Puzzle5">link </a>to see the solution. But, don't give up easily. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are 10 containers and each container has 10 marbles. Unfortunately one of the container has a wrong set up of marbles which turns out to be over weight when compare to other containers.</span></b><br />
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<ul><li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Electronic balance should be used only one time.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10 containers look alike, each container has definite 10 marbles.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In one container wrong set of marbles are placed which turn out to be overweight.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All marbles inside any container are same in weight i.e., If Nine valid container has 10 marbles and each marble weigh x grams. In misplaced container has 10 marbles and each marble inside that container weigh y grams (y > x).</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Remember Electronic balance should be used only one time.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Think ! Think ! Think !</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All about combinations</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>There are 9 Eggs available in the basket. Among them only eight eggs are good and one egg is spoiled, because of which spoiled egg got reduced in weight.</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Common balance should be used only two times.</b></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A Candle is produced in such a way that total time taken by it to burn completely is 10 mins. A person needs to measure a time of 15 mins. </span></b><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Candle will not burn evenly i.e., it will take 10 mins to burn completely but not of uniform length. </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A person has only 2 candles with him.</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some times thinking from Reverse direction will helpful. </span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>There is a Gold Shop and merchant has promised to give a Gold coin to any of his worker. But, merchant is so clever that he will give away the coin only if the worker fulfill his conditions</b> </span></div>
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<li><b>On every day merchant has promised to give his share equally.</b></li>
<li><b>Merchant has decided to cut the Gold coin only twice in seven day(s)</b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Involve yourself into position as a worker and try thinking</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every day you will receive your share (Day wise, cumulative..)</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Number of Cuts that is not as same as Gold Coin pieces.</span></b></li>
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