Puzzle Solving/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Age old problems | 5/18/2011 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: My Mumwas 27 when I was born. 8 years ago she was twice as old as I shall be in 5 years' time. How ... A: you are U years old; Mum is U + 27 years old. 8 years ago, she was U+27 - 8 = U +19. In 5 years' ... | ||
| Problem | 4/8/2011 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: The childern in a family comprise both boys and girls. Each boy has as many brothers as sisters, but ... A: Suppose there are B boys and G girls. Each boy has B-1 brothers and G sisters. Each girl has S-1 ... | ||
| Rubik Cube | 4/6/2011 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: I would like to know if the center pieces localization in a cube matter in solving it. To make ... A: It can be. You need to find the colours on your cube first. Which colour will be opposite to what in ... | ||
| mathematics | 2/4/2011 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: if 5+3+2=151022,9+2+4=183652,8+6+3=482466,5+4+5=202541 then 7+2+5= what A: 5+3+2..=151022 5*3 = 15 5*2 = 10 that explains the first 4 , how do we explain 22? 9+2+4=183652 9*2 ... | ||
| brainteaser puzzle | 1/27/2011 | Pawan Musale |
| Q: On Saturday morning Kylie can swim, shop or roller blade. In the afternoon she can go to a ball ... A: Tanya, There will be total six combinations. Please see the attached diagram (Combinations.jpg) for ... | ||
| Analytical Question | 9/6/2010 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: Please help me with the followingThere are 25 bicyclists and just 5 bicycles. Of all these we need ... A: Race 7 will have five cyclists: Suppose the following cyclists won the following races: Race 1: ... | ||
| Analytical Question | 9/6/2010 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: Please help me with the followingThere are 25 bicyclists and just 5 bicycles. Of all these we need ... A: Race 1: cyclists 1-5 Race 2: cyclists 6-10 Race 3: cyclists 11-15 Race 4: cyclists 16-20 Race 5: ... | ||
| Analytical Question | 6/7/2010 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Price of 1 Parrot is Rs.1.00 20 Sparrow is Rs.1.00 1 Eagle is Rs.5.00 Please get equal 100 birds ... A: We need 100 birds for Rs.100.00. average is Re 1/ bird. so, one way is get 100 parrots ( which cost ... | ||
| 3 people and the waiter | 6/1/2010 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Three friends went to a hotel. The bill was Rupee 75/- Each one contributed Rs.25/-. The waiter took ... A: You are adding the wrong way. If you add the nett payments (72) to the receipts (2), it is ... | ||
| Number Puzzle | 5/14/2010 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: I have been trying to solve the following puzzle and need the help of an expert. If: 2 + 3=10 ... A: 2 + 3=5... why does it show 10? it is 2 times that 7 + 2=9... why does it show 63? it is 7 times ... | ||
| Time | 2/2/2010 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: If it were two hours later than right now, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be if ... A: If it were two hours later than right now, it would be half as long until midnight as it would be ... | ||
| puzzle | 1/30/2010 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: three friends go to a restaurant..the bill comes to Rs. 75...each paid Rs. 25, manager gave discount ... A: this is a famous puzzle, the problem is because we are adding the wrong things. three friends go to ... | ||
| word play | 1/22/2010 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: what is the 9 letter word that teachers hate, monkeys eat and cows like? A: its a bit vague but the accepted answer is a type, not a single thing: tautonyms - the clues all ... | ||
| light bulbs | 1/20/2010 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: Imagine two rooms, one with three switches and the other with three light bulbs. Each switch ... A: This is one wonderful puzzle because it checks your ability to think outside the box. Solution: ... | ||
| light bulbs | 1/20/2010 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Imagine 2 rooms, one with 3 switches and the other with three light bulbs. Each switch controls one ... A: Tough. took some time here is my solution. first thought: Turn on the first 2 switches. Go through ... | ||
| Math brain teaser | 12/7/2009 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: I was watching a show and the had this problem for viewers to solve and it was: 4 girls are ... A: i agree. or maybe the "quizmaster" saw this page: ... | ||
| Math brain teaser | 12/5/2009 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: I was watching a show and the had this problem for viewers to solve and it was: 4 girls are ... A: No. Legs per Total legs Driver 1 1 2 2 Girls 4 4 2 8 Baskets 3 12 0 0 Cats 4 48 4 192 ... | ||
| mathmatics | 11/22/2009 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: There is a shepherd who has three sons. the man has thirty sheep in three categories. the first ... A: one son gets: second category 10 mothers +20 baby = 30 one son gets: 5 of first category and 5 of ... | ||
| brainteaser | 11/13/2009 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: What number goes into the empty bracket? 441 ( 14736) 144 625 ( 12516) 96 756 ( 10832 ) 256 108 ( ... A: Factorise the Problem 1st col Middle 2nd col 1st col factors 2nd col factors 441 ( 14736) ... | ||
| Unusual Sentence | 11/5/2009 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: What is so unusual about the setence below? (Aside from the fact tht t doesn't make a lot of sense.) ... A: aha! it's odd. "unusual" has to do with what's usual. Whats the most common button to push on your ... | ||
| math puzzle | 9/29/2009 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: there were 840 pumpkins in a pumpkin patch,but it was difficult for farmer Joe to find the perfect ... A: I shall solve some similar problems, and leave you to solve the given one. The problem I shall ... | ||
| It's driving me insane.... | 9/4/2009 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Ok, I was helping my daughter with her homework the other night. She had one problem I could not ... A: i shall assume that you shall in futre get several such "jane"s in your daughter's homework, so i ... | ||
| brain teasers | 9/2/2009 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: I have a square with 9 dots inside and you can draw 2 boxeas inside the 1st box to make all nine ... A: interesting this problem has a different angle. that is your first clue. try drawing 1 box at a ... | ||
| Dots on the foreheads. | 6/16/2009 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: A wealthy ginger is searching for a suitor for his daughter, so he collects the three smartest men ... A: There are 4 cases All White: Negated as all of them can see atleast one red mark 2 White 1 Red: ... | ||
| A Riddle That is driving me Nuts. | 1/28/2009 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: I was given this riddle in one of my classes and I thought I had the answer and that I couldn't be ... A: There are three cases possible: (W stands for White and R for Red) Case I: 2W, 1R In this case, the ... | ||
| logic | 12/23/2008 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: you have bales of hay. for some reason, instead of being weighed individually, they were weighed in ... A: The sum of these weights is 856/4 = 214 kgs Let the weights be w1, w2, w3, w4 and w5; where ... | ||
| patterns and logic | 11/18/2008 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: What are the next two terms in the sequence shown below? 2,U,4,O,8,l,16,E,__,__ A: 32,A The series can be decomposed into two series, one containing the elements at odd places, and ... | ||
| puzzle | 10/2/2008 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: with 3 lines of 3 dots each, each line next to the ohter, how do you contact all of the dots with 4 ... A: try the following links then http://www.mazes.com/NineDotsFourLines.html ... | ||
| Next and Final term | 9/20/2008 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: What is next and final term in the sequence 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 22, 31, Hope you can help this ... A: Since there is no pattern visible in the sequence, I googled it up and found this: ... | ||
| Balance Puzzle | 8/25/2008 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: I have had particular difficulty with this problem and I hope you may help. Instead of explaining ... A: The answer is as follows: The solid triangle weighs 4 The solid trapezium weighs 8 The semi-solid ... | ||
| NEED A PUZZLE ANSWER | 8/19/2008 | Rohit Agarwal |
| Q: HOW CAN I FIND A DEFECT CUBE IN 12 IDENTICAL (IN LOOKING) CUBE BY ONLY THREE TURN WEIGHING. A: Easy. But we have to make an assumption that we know that the defective cube is heavier than the ... | ||
| career counselling | 5/24/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: scope, prospects, and future of having msc (masters in mathematics & statistics). where can i aplly ... A: hmmm this is not the kind of question i expect to answer in this group. i will do my best on this. ... | ||
| maths | 5/15/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: My son gave me this puzzle to do help. using the numbers 0 to 9 what is the lowest integer that ... A: My son gave me this puzzle to do help. using the numbers 0 to 9 what is the lowest integer that ... | ||
| mathlogic puzzle | 4/19/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: in one family there are several children in which each boy has as many sisters as he has brothers ... A: A little girl sells oranges door to door one day on her rounds. Suppose she had A oranges. .. and ... | ||
| riddle | 4/15/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: you have a scale of justice and eight balls. seven balls weigh the same and one is heavier. you can ... A: take any three on one side; three others on the other side. There are two possibilities: A and B. ... | ||
| mathlogic puzzle | 4/13/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: in one family there are several children in which each boy has as many sisters as he has brothers ... A: n one family there are several children in which each boy has as many sisters as he has brothers but ... | ||
| math( probability) | 4/4/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: You are the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IHI Insurance and last week one of your major ... A: Let's solve a similar problem. The chance that it will rain tomorrow where I stay is 0.25 ( once in ... | ||
| alphabet pattern | 3/28/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: My son has written down the alphabet in a certain way and asked me to find the pattern. I can't!! ... A: you should not ask this .. as the solution and the expert is there with you :-) ask him to join all ... | ||
| Rebus question | 3/19/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: I have been informed that an answer to my previous question is available in All Experts pages. I ... A: Made me think a lot. I thought it had something to do with Dr.Crippen, heard of him? a murderer ... | ||
| Rebus Question | 3/18/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: What does Dr. Cri__en mean? A: Dr.Crippen, heard of him? a murderer he is supposed to be... search for him on the web Ok, that ... | ||
Pawan Musale
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer questions related to logic and mathematical equations. I can also try to solve creative puzzles. I am bit better in logic thinking, so those questions are welcome! I may not solve puzzles involving English grammar.
Experience
I always solve puzzles in newspapers and various sites like mensa. I have an experience of solving puzzles in MBA entrance exams.
Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Engineering, India
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