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Can you find the least possible number such that

If the number is divided by 3, it gives the remainder of 1;
If the number is divided by 4, it gives the remainder of 2;
If the number is divided by 5, it gives the remainder of 3;
If the number is divided by 6, it gives the remainder of 4.

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There is a box full of marbles,
all but two are blue,
all but two are green,
and all but two are red.

How many marbles are in the box?

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A container contains 100 eggs. They can be either fresh or rotten. What is sure is the fact that there is at least one fresh egg in that container.

If you are asked to pick two eggs randomly from the container, at least one of them will be rotten.

Can you calculate how many eggs in that container are fresh?

Asked by Neha on 19 Nov 2023


John named his first son Alpha, second Beta, third Charlie and fourth Delta. What is the fifth son's name?

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What has a bottom at the top?

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Can you find out the remainder when 3^300 is divided by 5?

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There are three houses in a straight row. One is red, one is blue, and one is white. The red house is left of the middle. The blue house is right of the middle. Where's the white house?

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The peacock is a bird that does not lay eggs. How do they get baby peacocks?

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Can you make the number 24 by utilizing the numbers 1, 3, 4 and 6? You must use one number only one time and you can use mathematical operation symbols anytime anywhere.

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How can you write nineteen in a manner that if we take out one, it becomes twenty?

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