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Puzzles Questions

What are puzzles?

Puzzle in simple terms is defined as a problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. They have become an integral part of few competitive exams and entrance tests. They are devised with intent to test the knowledge of to-be-solver.

What are different types of puzzles?

There are different types, which are devised with a specific intent to test a person’s ability to interpret and solve the problem. Different type of puzzles are :

  • Math
  • Number
  • Logic
  • Clock
  • Missing letter
  • Word

What exams have puzzles?

Almost every competitive exams have puzzles. They are most commonly found in competitive exams like : CAT, MAT, XAT, Bank P.O.s, AIEEE, GATE, TOEFL, GRE, and GATE etc. In these exams, mostly arithmetic, math, number, and logic puzzles.

How to solve puzzles?

To solve, one needs to interpret the questions properly and understand the sequence in the problem Is designed. By understanding the sequence, it becomes easier to solve a problem. Understanding the sequence of a puzzle requires strong logical ability and a creative thought pattern. The key is to solve as many different puzzles as possible to improve the thought process and gain expertise over different ways of solving a problem.

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Q:

Solve the Riddle?

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A) 79 hrs B) 72 hrs
C) 52 hrs D) 18 hrs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 18 hrs

Explanation:

From the given data,

18 snakes can eat 18 bananas in 18 hrs.

=> 1 snake can eat 1 banana in 18 hrs

=> 79 snakes can eat 79 bananas in 18 hrs.

 

Hence, 18 hrs.

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Q:

Two girls ate dinner together.

 After that they both ordered iced tea. One girl drank them very fast and had finished five in the time it took the other to drink just one.

The girl who drank one died while the other survived. However, all of the drinks that were served turned out to contain poison.

 

How did the girl who drank the most survive?

Answer

The poison was in the ice. When the girl drank the iced tea, the ice was still fully frozen. Gradually, as the ice cubes melted the poison was released into the drink.


 


Hence, the girl who died, drunk the tea after the ice melted. So, she was died. 

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Q:

Find the missing number in place of ?

Answer

The missing number in the given number puzzle is "78".


Here the logic is the numbers are from 86 - 91 when we read upside down.

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Q:

Guess the Missing number in the Number Challenge ?

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A) 8 B) 32
C) 44 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 64

Explanation:

The logic in the challenge is

 81x6 = 9x6 = 54

144x7=84

 

 

Similarly, 64x8 = 8x8 = 64.

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Q:

Solve the Riddle :: Three men were on a boat that was stuck one mile from the shore.

One was afraid of Sharks. The other couldn't Swim. And the last one didn't have a life jacket. However, they reached the shore without any problems. How did they do it?

Answer

They walked and did this.


It was never specified that the boat was at sea. Since this logic is observed by them to tackle situation.

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Q:

Solve the following equations and find the value of abc?

 

A) 3 B) 6
C) 9 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6

Explanation:

From the given equations,

(a+b+c)2=a2+b2+c2+2(ab+bc+ca)
(6)2=14 + 2(ab + bc + ca)
36 - 14 = 2(ab + bc + ca)
22/2 = ab + bc + ca
ab + bc + ca = 11

a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = (a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ca)
= (6) (14 - 11)
=(6)(3)
=18

Since, a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = 18

36 - 3abc = 18

-3abc = 18 - 36

-3abc = -18

abc = 6.

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Q:

Solve the value of D?

Answer

A + B = 15 .... (1)


B x C = 84 .... (2)


C ÷ 4 = 3  .... (3)


B + D = 18 .... (4)


From (3), we get C = 12


From (2), we get B = 84/12 = 7


From (1), we get A = 15 - 7 = 8


From (4), we get D = 18 - 7 = 11


 


Hence, D = 11.

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Q:

8 S on a SS means?

Answer

8 S on SS means 8 Sides on a Stop Sign.


This is one type of Letter Equations which are well known phrases or facts where the key words have been replaced with the first letter of that word. These are often in the form of an equation, which contain a number, an = sign and the rest of the obscured phrase or fact.


 


Some more of them are ::


90 D in a RA


26 L of the A 


12 S of the Z.

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