Can you solve the below tricky visual equation?

What is the word or phrase below?
R | E | A | D

Find the mistake in the below maths equations

A = 2
A(A-1) = 2(A-1)
A2-A = 2A-2
A2-2A = A-2
A(A-2) = A-2
A = 1

Find the next number in the sequence

5 12 24 36 ?

Which is the correct shadow of the bird?

Below the four parts have been reorganised. The four partitions are exactly the same in both arrangements. Why is there a hole?

John was a very careless driver, so his owner Jacob gave him an offer that he will get an incentive of Rs.30 for every bottle box he delivered without breaking it and he will be charged Rs.90 for every bottle box he broke. Jacob gave John 100 bottles-box to deliver. After delivery, Jacob paid John Rs.2400. How many bottles-box did John break?

Your last good ping-pong ball fell into a narrow metal pipe embedded one foot deep in concrete.
How can you get it out undamaged, if all the tools you have are your tennis paddle, shoe laces, and plastic water bottle, which does not fit into the pipe?

What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?

I am quite hot but become too cold if you remove the first two letters. What am I?