There are two candles. Both will only burn exactly for an hour. How will you use these two candles to measure forty-five minutes?

The sum of a mother, her baby and her dog's weight is 170 Kg. How much does the baby weigh if the mother weighs 100 kg more than the combined weight of the baby and the dog, and the dog weighs 60 per cent less than the baby?

How many pluses should we put between the digits of 987654321 to get a total of 99, and where?

A network of 20 x 10 squares is given to you.

Can you calculate how many unique squares and rectangles can be formed combining two or more individual squares ?

There is a square of a particular number which when doubled, becomes 7 more than its quarter.

Can you find the number?

I throw two dice simultaneously.

What is the probability of getting a sum as 9 of the two numbers shown?

If "P" means "-", "Q" means "/", "R" means "+", and "S" means "*" then find the value of the following:

21 Q 7 R 9 S 10 P 13

In a competitive exam, each correct answer could win you 10 points and each wrong answer could lose you 5 points. You sat in the exam and answered all the 20 questions, which were given in the exam.
When you checked the result, you scored 125 marks on the test.

Can you calculate how many answers given by you were wrong?

Can you think of a smallest +ve number such that if we shuffle the digits of the number, the new number becomes double the original number?

John can fit six large chocolate boxes or nine small chocolate boxes into a carton. How many cartons will he require to put sixty-six chocolate boxes into?