Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

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

What word is represented by this rebus?

I am a five-letter word under you,
Remove the first letter and I am above you,
Remove the second as well and I am around you.

Who am I?

I always drive my customer away.

Who am I?

John gave half of the apples he had plus one more to Jacob. He gave half of the remaining ones plus one more to James. Now, John was left with just one apple.

Can you find out how many did he have in the beginning?

What has no start, end, or centre?

Why Aeroplane windows are round?

A man fell off a smuggling boat into deep water. He could not swim and he was not wearing anything to keep him afloat. It took 30 minutes for the people on the boat to realize someone was missing. The missing man was rescued two hours later on the return trip. Why didn't he drown? Note:- He didn't know swimming, the sea was deep, and He wasn't holding anything

What is the word or phrase?