Can you place six X (crosses) in below board without making three in a row in any way ?

There is a hypothetical state between the USA and Mexico border 'Tango'.
Here 70 percent of the population have defective eyesight, 75 percent are hard of hearing, 80 percent have Nose trouble and 85 percent suffer from allergies, what percentage (at a minimum) suffer from all four ailments?

James Bond is caught up in a mysterious scenario where the evil villain has him blindfolded. He somehow breaks through the handcuffs but is unable to get the blindfold off. Upon searching, he comes across a bow and 3 arrows. He can hear the villain speak, and thus tries to take a shot at him. He launches the first arrow, it misses the villain. He then launches the second arrow and it misses by a greater margin.

What is the probability that this third shot our James bond takes will be worse than the second shot?

Find the next number in the series

12, 20, 40, 72, 116, 172 ?

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!

Begin with a word, five letters to my name,
Remove the first and last but I am the same
Take out my middle and still, I remain.
What word am I?

I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?

They are the five precious gems of an everyday sort and all can be found on a Tennis Court. Who are they?

Can you find the mistake in the below statement?