Puzzle Solving/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| 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 ... | ||
| LOGICAL PUZZLE | 3/17/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: FIVE PEOPLE ARE QUEUING AT THE CHECKOUT.EACH SHOPPING CART HAS ONLY ONE TYPE OF PRODUCT.FOR EXAMPLE, ... A: Number the statements 1) $3,$4,$5,$8 AND $10 ARE THE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS SPENT. 2) THE ONE WHO SPENT ... | ||
| geo puzzle has me stumped | 3/13/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Each letter corresponds to one single digit, 0-9. Each digit corresponds to only one letter. Solve ... A: MATH TEST ----- CACHE ----- C must be 1; assume it is not 0.. and it cant be anything else. ... | ||
| Need Missing Numbers | 3/3/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Put the digits 1 through 9, each used exactly once, into the circles so that the total of numbers ... A: A------B------6 C------D------E X------3------Y where can 9 be: not at A and B where can 9 be: ... | ||
| maths problem | 2/12/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: February is month 2. use six 2's to write an expression for each day of the month. e.g ... A: ( (2/2) + (2/2) ) * (2/2) = 2 (2/2) + (2/2) + (2/2) = 3 ( (2/2) * (2/2) ) * (2*2)=4 ( (2/2) * (2/2) ... | ||
| Puzzle | 2/3/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: ABC+ACB=CBA Each letter is a different digit A: ABC ACB ---- CBA ---- Looking at the first digits, A+A (+any carryovers here) = C. So, C>A ... | ||
| spellling scrambles | 1/10/2008 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: Is there a website for unscrambling letters to make words? A: There are some; I am not sure how good they are. Try these: ... | ||
| next numbers | 12/19/2007 | Surajit Basu |
| Q: what's next in the series, and how did you get it? Thanks 110, 20, 12, 11, 10, , , , I don't ... A: i think it is 6. lets try the different numbers with different bases 110 in base 2 = 6 20 ... | ||
| Analytical Thinking Question | 10/23/2007 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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 ... | ||
| rebus | 10/5/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: RALROAD CROSSNG Do you know what this is? A: The missing 'i's (eyes) suggest 'blind' might be part of the answer. That's all I've managed so far. ... | ||
| maths (proplem solving) | 10/2/2007 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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 ... | ||
| Please Help | 10/2/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: I was given this riddle years ago and I never got the answer. I'm not sure if there is one. "There ... A: This is a really tricky one not helped by the fact that situation is highly unlikely in the extreme. ... | ||
| A hard maths brainteaser | 10/1/2007 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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 ... | ||
| rebus puzzles | 9/26/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: T ... A: Lo Dianne Well, although some of them cam through a bit scrambled, I can offer you answers to all ... | ||
| Need an answer to this puzzle. | 9/24/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: My niece had presented me with a puzzle that she needed the answer to for school but his has now ... A: I did send this before but maybe something didn't work somewhere, so I'll send it again. Bernard. ... | ||
| Hep solving a riddle homework | 9/16/2007 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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. ... | ||
| Rebus puzzles | 8/29/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: I have a few difficult Rebus puzzles that I can not find the answers to. I have looked at just about ... A: You've already done just what I would do - search the internet - so you're way ahead of me. You ... | ||
| 30 year old puzzle | 8/5/2007 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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 ... | ||
| 14 Year Puzzle Problem | 7/20/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: When I was in 5th grade I had a substitute teacher give me a puzzle to try to solve. I am 24 years ... A: If you were presented with a piece of paper with a pre-drawn figure similar to the one you ... | ||
| Puzzle | 7/19/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: There are 25 Horses which all run at different speeds. A faster horse always beats a slower horse. ... A: Well, it was a more 'interesting' problem than I originally thought. It can in fact be done in just ... | ||
| 14 Year Puzzle Problem | 7/17/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: When I was in 5th grade I had a substitute teacher give me a puzzle to try to solve. I am 24 years ... A: As presented to me I can state with absolute certainty that it is impossible to draw your continuous ... | ||
| solving a puzzle | 7/13/2007 | Rohit Agarwal |
| 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 ... | ||
| next number | 7/12/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: I really need your help. I was given these numbers by a friend and they are driving me mad! 10 10 ... A: AllExperts accepts volunteers from all around the world. Since my last message to you Rohit Agarwal ... | ||
| next number | 7/11/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: I really need your help. I was given these numbers by a friend and they are driving me mad! 10 10 ... A: Yes I think you might be right, though you need to add one small stipulation: the next term must be ... | ||
| Request for Puzzle solving help | 7/9/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: I would like help solving the puzzle posted at ... A: Although I've successfully solved the puzzle I've decided not to pass on the solution. I'm a ... | ||
| need help solving puzzle | 7/3/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: Three geniuses stand in a file (one behind the other). Each can see only to the front, so the rear ... A: A tricky one, but I have it sorted out for you. You start by considering the ways in which the front ... | ||
| Find the next number | 6/25/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: Try to find the next number in the series 4 8 15 16 23 42 ? A: On the other hand... Did a little more searching and found this:- ... | ||
| Brainteaser.... | 6/23/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: i have been looking for a while for the hardest brainteaser including answer. I was wondering some ... A: That's a tricky one. I've seen plenty of puzzles I couldn't solve and what one person finds ... | ||
| This is tough, and i need it for extra credit | 6/21/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: You have eight identical gold coins, yet on is fake. You have a balance, but you can only weigh the ... A: You don't say, but it is necessary to know whether the fake coin is lighter or heavier than the ... | ||
| puzzle | 6/17/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: it's more of a puzzle then a question...what is it? FAMILYYYYYYY A: What a difference a day makes! It's a rebus:- Extended family Best wishes, Bernard. ... | ||
| 3 CHILDREN RIDDLE | 6/15/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: I have been racking my brain trying to figure out this riddle. Can you please help? A man in a bar ... A: I agree, a bit of a tough one. To start you need to do a little work. First factorize 72 to give 2, ... | ||
| The monk and the mountain | 6/7/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
| Q: I was recently in the office when a fellow work mate pointed out a puzzle she did not no the answer ... A: Third and last time! After some more thought and a flash of inspiration here's a definitive proof. ... | ||
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Please read my Policy Statement. Puzzles and brainteasers. Ask and I will help! That said, I`m best at pure logic puzzles. E.g. You have twelve apparently identical coins of which one is counterfeit, being either slightly heavy or light. Determine the counterfeit coin, and whether it is heavy or light, in no more than three weighings using a balance scale. Rebuses and riddles I`m less good at, but will generally get the answer given time. Requests for oddball facts (e.g. What was the second most common girl`s name in 1900? [genuine example - answer: Ruth]) I regard as outside my remit. However, you are welcome to ask, but I may not be able to help you.
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Member of Mensa. Solution to "gry" riddle.
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