When we see 2 but call 10?

It is a six-letter word.
The first four letters are me.
The second and last letters are the same.
The fourth second and last letter is payment.

Who is it?

How can I get the answer 24 by only using the numbers 8,8,3,3?

You can use the main signs add, subtract multiply and divide.

A journalist was investigating a sacred cult in the jungles of Africa when he was caught by one of the person. He was confined in a cave till the leader arrived. The leader told him that he need to tell him a statement. If he thinks the statement is true, then the journalist head will be chopped off. If he thinks that the statement is false, his head will be smashed with a hammer.

What statement did the journalist make to survive?

My location can be determined by the below rebus.
So where am i ?

A man walked into a pub and went straight towards the Barman. He asked for a dirty martini from the Barman. The Barman thought something and then pulled out a pistol from his drawer and aimed it directly at the man. Why did he do that?

A number can be multiplied by multiple of nine
i.e 9 18 27 36 45 ...

and the resulting number consist of only one digit.

Can you identify the number ?

Can you place three balls such that the equation shown in the picture holds true?

There was a blind beggar living on the footpath of a street. Suddenly one day, the beggar's brother died. What was the relation of the blind beggar with the person who died?

PS: Brother is not the answer.

John walks into the daily grocery shop and steals a $100 bill from the shop. An hour later John returns to the shop and buys some daily products for $40. John pays the owner the $100 bill and therefore the owner returns him $60.

How much money did the owner lose?