What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller than 9?

A pond had 60 fish, out of which, all but 20 died.
How many fishes are now present in that pond?

A rain drop fell from one leaf to another leaf and lost 1/4th of its volume. It then fell to another leaf and lost 1/5th of the volume. It again fell on another leaf and lost 1/5th of the volume.



This process kept repeating till it fell on the last leaf losing 1/75th of its volume.



Can you calculate the total percentage of loss from the initial volume when the drop has fallen to the last leaf accurate up to two decimal places?

John and his wife were living in a rural place. On a particular day, John's wife fell ill and he called the local doctor. When the doctor picked up, he said, "Doctor, my wife is ill. She might have appendicitis."

"This can't be possible! I took out her appendix two years ago myself," the doctor explained.

When diagnosed, John's wife was found to have appendicitis. How can this be possible?

Why blonde cannot dial 911?

John left on a horse on Thursday , was gone for two days, and came back on Thursday after completing his work. How did that happen?

Replace the question mark with the correct number.

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?

For an extra income, John decided to work at a Hotel for one hour daily. The manager offers him that they will pay him $11 after every 11 days.
However, John offered a different proposition to the manager. The offers stand as:
He will be paid just a penny on his first day.
Two pence will be paid on the second day,
Four pence will be paid on the third day.
And so on till the 11th day.

Should the Hotel manager accept his offer?

Test your brainpower with this emoji vegetable guessing game. Can you identify the vegetable from the emojis and join the top 1%?