Can you convert the number zero(0) into a positive number using just one mathematical operator ?

Which tank will fill first?

If,
29 - 1 = 30
9 - 1 = 10
14 - 1 = 15

Based on similar logic, Can you prove that the below algebraic equation is true?
11 - 1 = 10 ?

"That Restaurant always remains crowded. This is the reason why nobody goes there".

Can you find a flaw in this statement?

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

How many bricks does it take to complete a building that is 15 feet wide, 30 feet deep, and 12 feet tall made of brick?

A Scientist was fifty years old in the year 2000 but he was forty years old in the year 2010. How can this be possible?

PS: It has a logical answer.

In a jungle where there are no street lights or any other artificial source of lights, I notice a black snake crossing the road.
How did I get sight of the snake?

I was speeding and ran through a stop sign, yet two traffic officers who were there do nothing about it.

why?

Can you circle exactly four of these numbers such that the total is twelve?

1 6 1
6 1 6
1 6 1
6 1 6