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A lily pad doubles in size every day. If on the 60th day, the pond is exactly filled with the lily pad, on what day is the pond exactly half covered?

Asked by Sachin on 13 Oct 2026


You are playing a probability game with your friend using a fair coin. Both of you decide on a particular sequence that you have to achieve.

Let us suppose you chose the sequence to be: H T H
Your friend chose the sequence to be: H T T

Now you keep tossing coins until you get the sequence and the same is done by your friend. You keep doing that till you achieve your predefined sequence and keep writing the result on paper. At the end of the game the player whose average number of tosses will be lowest, he will win.

The results of the game 1 toss:
You: H T T H T H
Your score: 6
Your friend: H T H H H T H H T T
Your friends' score: 10

The results of the game 2 toss:
You: T T H T T H H T H
Your score: 9
Your friend: T T H H T H T T
Your friends' score: 8

The results of the game 3 toss:
You: T T H H T H
Your score: 6
Your friend: H H T H T T
Your friends' score: 6

Now after 3 games, your average score is 7 and your friend's average score is 8. Now assume that you keep playing the game and play many times. What will be the possible outcome of the following?

a) You win
b) Your friend win
c) Tie

Asked by Parikh on 12 Oct 2026

John is now two fifth of his older brother's age and two years from now he will be half of his older brother's age.
Two years ago, John was only one-fourth the age of his older brother age at that time.

How old is John now?

Asked by Jeff on 18 Aug 2026


In a certain country ½ of 5 = 3. If the same proportion holds, what is the value of 1/3 of 10?

Asked by john on 17 Aug 2026

Find the value of "a" by solving the maths equation in the picture below:

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Asked by Sachin on 04 Jul 2026

There is one four-digit whole number n, such that the last four digits of n2 are the original number n

Asked by Ronit on 20 Jun 2026


In a school, 280 students studied chemistry, 254 students studied physics and 280 students studied biology.

97 students studied chemistry as well as physics, 138 students studied physics as well as biology and 152 students studied chemistry as well as biology.

73 students studied all the three branches.

Can you find out the total number of students?

Asked by Andrew on 17 Jun 2026

The Puzzle: Here is a famous prize problem that Sam Loyd issued in 1882, offering $1000 as a prize for the best answer showing how to arrange the seven figures and the eight 'dots' .4.5.6.7.8.9.0. which would add up to 82

Asked by Patrik on 03 Jun 2026

I guess 76.8% of readers will like this riddle.

What's the least number of people should read this post?

Asked by Neha on 28 May 2026


We know that the number 7 is the prime followed by a cube. Which next number is also a prime followed by a cube?

Asked by Ronit on 05 Apr 2026

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