Puzzle Solving/Questions Answered by Expert Rohit Agarwal
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Analytical Question | 9/6/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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: ... | |
| light bulbs | 1/20/2010 |
| 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: ... | |
| Dots on the foreheads. | 6/16/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ... | |
| Analytical Thinking Question | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: Sars a communicable disease, is becoming increasingly prevalent in major portions of the world ... A: 1. Let us assume that 100 immigrants are planning to settle in the US. 12 of them have the disease. ... | |
| new riddle | 10/15/2007 |
| Q: my name is Jennifer and i would like to check the answer to thisTwo trains 200 km from each other ... A: This is a very good question and there are two approaches to answer it. The obvious approach is ... | |
| The Test | 10/9/2007 |
| Q: I've been trying to figure this out for 2 days. hope you can helpMs. Jackson announces that a test ... A: This is a well-known and well-discussed problem. I have also analysed this problem quite deeply and ... | |
| maths (proplem solving) | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: calum was floating down on a raft,when half a mile downstream,his brother duncan set off in a canoe. ... A: Let's assume that the velocity of the stream in the river is 'v' miles per hour. Then, the velocity ... | |
| A hard maths brainteaser | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: my name is Jennifer and i need help for this brainteaser. I've working on it for days but still cant ... A: I'm sorry if I didn't make the solution clear before. What I meant to say was that keep the ... | |
| A hard maths brainteaser | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: my name is Jennifer and i need help for this brainteaser. I've working on it for days but still cant ... A: .. This is a relatively easy problem (compared to the others I've encountered). You put the ... | |
| Hep solving a riddle homework | 9/16/2007 |
| Q: Here is the riddle: Two days ago I was 20. Later next year I will be 23. How is that possible? A: This is quite easy. Let today be 1st January 2007. And let your b'day be on the 31st of Dec 1985. ... | |
| 30 year old puzzle | 8/5/2007 |
| Q: I've been struggling with this one since taking a statistics course in University in 1976. I'll try ... A: I don't know if I've understood your question properly or not. But in case I have, then I have a ... | |
| solving a puzzle | 7/13/2007 |
| Q: you have four square boxes made up of 12 matches. how do you make three boxes moving three matches? A: A very good question... lets approach it logically... initially we have four square boxed made up ... | |
Rohit Agarwal
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Expertise
I can answer questions related to numbers and logic easily. However I sometimes face problems when solving questions that require a lot of creative thinking. I am not good at puzzles which involve a play with words, so please don't ask me to solve such puzzles for you.
Experience
I have read a couple of good books containing puzzles and can now claim to have an "expert" in this field. I have been invited to become a member of Mensa.
Organizations
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, LUCKNOW
Education/Credentials
I did Dual Degree (B.Tech M.Tech) in Electrical Engineering Department from INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DELHI
I am doing MBA in Finance from INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, LUCKNOW
Awards and Honors
Numerous certificates recognizing my ability in Mathematics and Logical Thinking
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