What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?

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?

What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 _

A man was driving a black truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. A lady was crossing the street. How did the man see her?

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

A mathematician couple was having a Frappuccino in Starbucks sitting opposite to each other. Suddenly the guy noticed the text written on the paper in front of them and exclaimed that it was wrong. The girl denied it and said it is appropriate. Both are correct. What is written on the paper?

I am working in a bus company. The company recently went under expansion and therefore there was not enough room for all the buses. As a result, twelve buses had to be stored outside.

If the company decides to expand the garage space by forty percent, enough space to accommodate the current buses will be created leaving enough space for twelve more buses if the need arises in future.

Can you calculate the number of buses that the company owns at present?

Can you find a number that lies one third of the distance between 1/3 and 2/3?

What is the next number in this series?

4,12,84,3612....

By moving exactly three matchsticks can you make the below equation true.It can be solved by 3 ways.