If a shopkeeper can only place the weights on one side of the common balance. For example, if he has weights 1 and 3 then he can measure 1, 3 and 4 only. Now the question is how many minimum weights and names of the weights you will need to measure all weights from 1 to 1000? This is a fairly simple problem and very easy to prove also.

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

I have Rs.50 and I spend it in the way as below.

Christina has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Christina have?

Replace the question mark with the correct number.

what's the probability of getting a king or a queen from a pack of 52 cards?

What does the following BrainBat signifies?

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ

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I inserted a coin in a bottle and closed its mouth with the help of a cork. Now, I was able to take the coin out from the bottle without taking out the cork or breaking the bottle. Can you tell me how I did it?

A father is locked up in jail. His wife has gone bankrupt. Their male child has to sell his hotel in order to gain some money. Yet their girl child does not care and is quite happy.

How can someone be so rude?

In the Mexico City area, there are two Houses H1 and H2. Both H1 and H2 have two children each.
In House H1, The boy plays for Mexico Youth academy and the other child plays baseball.
In House H2, The boy Plays soccer for his school in Mexico and they recently have a newborn.

Can you prove that the probability of House-H1 having a girl child is more than that of House-H2?