If in a car race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were there?

John was working on a Chemical Mixture whose weight comprise 90% liquid and 10% solid. The total weight of the mixture is 20 pounds. After a while, John noticed that some of the liquid evaporated and now the liquid comprises just 50% of the weight.

What is the weight of the chemical mixture now?

What does below Rebus mean ?

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When I go in I might cause pain. I cause you to spit and ask you not to swallow. I can fill your hole. What am I?

Find the next number in the following series:
6, 14, 26, 98, __?

I go up and I go down.
I go up towards the beautiful sky and down toward the green ground.
I am present tense.
I am past tense too
Children love me.

Who Am I?

Chef Andrea has to light the kitchen stoves to open her restaurant for the day. There are three stoves in the kitchen: A glass stove, a brick stove, and a wood stove. She only has one match. Which does she light up first?

Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die.

You can hear me, but you can't touch or see me.

What am I?

There is a number which when you multiply by 3 and subtract 2 from the result, then the resulting number is the reverse of the actual number.

What is the smallest number that stands true on the statement?