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 girl is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 50 years, her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the daughter now?

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

What is the largest number you can write with just 3 digits?

Can you find a number that lies one third of the distance between 1/3 and 2/3?

A large water tank has two inlet pipes (a large one and a small one) and one outlet pipe. It takes 3 hours to fill the tank with the large inlet pipe. On the other hand, it takes 6 hours to fill the tank with the small inlet pipe. The outlet pipe allows the full tank to be emptied in 9 hours.

What fraction of the tank (initially empty) will be filled in 0.64 hours if all three pipes are in operation? Give your answer to two decimal places (e.g., 0.25, 0.5, or 0.75).

While house hunting in London, I came across a very good leasehold property Discussing the lease the landlady told me:

'The property was originally on a 99 years lease and two-thirds of the time passed is equal to four-fifths of the time to come. Now work it out for yourself and see how many years are to go!

Christina has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Christina have?

In a stable, there are men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 feet. How many men and how many horses are in the stable

Using mathematical symbols like +, -, and x in order to make the equations correct. Replace # with the above-given symbols.

9 # 8 # 7 # 6 # 5 # 4 = 91