In the picture that is attached with this question, you can find a square which comprises of four little squares inside it. Consider this square to be made with matchsticks. You have to remove two matchsticks such that only two squares remain instead of five.How will you do it ?
How many pluses should we put between the digits of 987654321 to get a total of 99, and where?
You have 10 balls with you. A friend of yours out of nowhere asks you to place those ten balls in five lines such that each of the lines has exactly 4 balls on them. He needs to check your intelligence. Prove him by doing the task.
If six children and two dogs were under an umbrella, how come none of them got wet?
In the image below, can you find the value of an angle(y)
Using four sevens (7) and a one (1) create the number 100. Except for the five numerals, you can use the usual mathematical operations (+, -, x, :), root and brackets ()
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!
A deaf and mute man goes to the train station. Tickets for the train are 50 cents each. The man goes to the ticket booth and hands the man inside just a dollar. The man in the booth hands him two tickets.
How did the man in the booth know to give him two tickets without even looking at him?
Below the four parts have been reorganised. The four partitions are exactly the same in both arrangements. Why is there a hole?
Can you identify the direction in which this bus is moving; left or right?
Hint: The bus is moving on the roads of London.
The word ladder puzzle was invented by Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.