An octopus has 8 legs. A hippogriff has 6 legs and 2 pairs of wings. A sphinx has 6 legs and one pair of wings. Now we have all 3 kinds and a total of 18 insects in a cage. We have a total of 118 legs and 20 pairs of wings. How many insects do we have of each kind?

A man died, leaving $10,000,000 for his widow, 5 sons and 4 daughters. Each daughter received an equal amount, each son received twice as much as a daughter, and the widow received three times as much as a son.

How much did the widow receive?

Double it and multiply it by 4. Then divide it by 8 and you’ll have it once more. What number is it?

There are two candles. Both will only burn exactly for an hour. How will you use these two candles to measure forty-five minutes?

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1000?

John replied, when asked how old he was. In 2 years he will be twice as old as he was five years ago.' How old is he ?

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

A car meter reading shows 72927 miles a palindromic number.
what is the minimum number of miles you would need to travel to see another palindromic number on the car meter reading?

A man always keeps a spare tyre in his car. To make full use of all the five tyres, he changes the tyres in a manner that for a distance of 1, 00,000 km, each of them runs the same distance.

Can you calculate the distance travelled by each tyre on that journey?