Box in the Carton

John can place six large boxes or nine small boxes into a carton.

Can you find out in how many cartons can he place sixty-six boxes in total?




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As you can see in the picture, you have a hole with dimensions 9 ft x 2 ft Also available is a wooden board with dimensions 6 ft x 3 ft Now you have to cover the hole with this board and you are allowed to cut the board into two pieces. Please see that the hole is completely covered and the boards should not overlap or extend beyond the edge. How will you cut the board?

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Can you find the ages of a son, father and grandfather based on the following facts?
The sum of the ages of grandfather, father and son is 140 years.
The age of the son in months is the same as the grandfather in years.
The age of the son in days is the same as the father in weeks.

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People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?

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I know a ten-letter word in the English language which can be typed using only the top rows of the computer keyboard.

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Replace each alphabet with the number (1-9) to make the below equation correct.

AB * C = DE - F = GH / I

Asked by Neha on 29 Aug 2024


There was once a troop of 5 elves. The 5 elves were very dedicated on finding the magical treasure of 1000 coins. However, being elves, they were super geniuses, very greedy and they did not hesitate in taking lives of other elves. The 5 elves were named Aye, Bee, Cee, Dee and Ee, ranked from high to low respectively, from Aye to Ee. One fine day, their efforts brought results and they found 1000 coins. Now they had to split it in between them as per their ranks. The lowest ranked elf has to make the proposal. If the proposal is accepted by majority, it is agreed, or the suggesting elf is killed.

What proposal should elf Ee make ?

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