Earthquake Impact

If an earthquake is 1 point higher on the Richter Scale than another earthquake which is actually 10 times stronger, how much stronger would an earthquake be if it was just half a point higher on the Richter scale?




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Below, you can see some coding:
January = 1017
February = 628
March = 1335
April = 145
May = 1353
June = 1064
July = 1074
August = 186

Now deciphering the way it has been coded, can you find out how September will be coded?

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You visit a home for specially-abled children on the occasion of Christmas where you meet with 50 children. You have a box of chocolates containing 50 chocolates exactly.

What if you were asked to one chocolate to each child in a manner that one chocolate still remains in the box? Is it possible?

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Can you find the number?

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

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There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?

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There is a place where if I stand up straight, I will still be considered sideways.

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What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 _

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using four eights (8) and a one (1) and one mathematical symbol , create the number 100

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Find three numbers such that

* When we multiply three numbers, we will get the prime numbers.
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