IAS Interview Question

If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?




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Find the next number in the sequence

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John and Jacob entered the crime scene and easily able to solve the case.

How did the man die?

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Two natural numbers have a sum of less than 100 and are greater than one.

John knows the product of the numbers and Jacob knows the sum of numbers.

The following conversation takes place between them:
John: 'I am not aware of those numbers.'
Jacob: 'I knew you wouldn't be. I am not aware myself.'
John: 'Now I know them!'
Jacob: 'Now I know them, too!'

What are the two numbers?

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In a boat, the father of a sailor's son is sitting with the son of the sailor. However, the sailor is not present on the boat.

Can this even be possible?

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Word ladder puzzle

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