Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

Can it be possible to build a house that has all its four walls facing towards the South?

What runs around the whole yard without moving?

How many times in a given day, minutes and hour clock comes in a straight line ?

Which three-digit number, made of consecutive digits, like 567, is 2 less than a cube and 2 more than a square?

A mathematics teacher took exams for his students. Out of the total students, 25% passed both the tests included in the exam. However, only 42% were able to clear the first test.

Can you find out the percentage of those students who passed the first test and also passed the second test?

I have a mouth but I don't eat.
I have a bank but have no money.
I have a bed but i dont sleep.
I wave but have no hands.

Who Am I ?

Count the number of squares in the picture below.

Two boys wish to cross a river. The only way to get to the other side is by boat, but that boat can only take one boy at a time. The boat cannot return on its own, there are no ropes or similar tricks, yet both boys manage to cross using the boat.

How?

At a party, there are five people and a whole round cake lying at the centre of the table. Only four people will make a cut and take their piece and the last one will get the remaining piece on the table. How can they make sure that everyone gets a 1/5th of the piece?