Mind Teasers : Tricky Mathematician Problem

Difficulty Popularity

A mathematician was challenged to write nineteen in a manner that if one was taken out of it, it became twenty. He failed to do it.

Can you help him?

Suggestions

Mind Teasers : No Death Penalty For Kill Riddle

Difficulty Popularity

Ramsay was killed by Sansa in front of everyone but the judge was not sure how to punish Sansa. Why is the judge confused?
category : TRIVIA

Mind Teasers : The Hundred Number Puzzle

Difficulty Popularity

We can create number 100 by using all numbers, i.e.0123456789 and mathematical operators (+/-) in many ways.
Example
98 + 7 + 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 + 2 - 1 = 100

But if we add a condition that the use of the number 21 is the must. Then there are only a few solutions.

One of such solution is:
98 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 + 3 + 21 = 100

Can you tell any other solution?
category : SERIES | MATHS

Mind Teasers : Tough Number Problem Riddle

Difficulty Popularity

Find smallest number that you can write using all the vowels(A,E,O,I,U) exactly once?
category : LOGIC | MATHS

Mind Teasers : Intel Logical Interview Problem

Difficulty Popularity

Chanu bought an ice cream cone having 5 different flavor scoop.
The five flavors in random order are Jamaica, nutty-chocolate, peppermint, walnut and orange

These are some hints to help identify the puzzled reader to determine the order of flavor from top to bottom.
1. The bottom flavor of the cone has 7 letters.
2. The walnut scoop is at between Jamaica and the nutty-chocolate scoop.
3. walnut is above the orange scoop but below the nutty-chocolate scoop.

So can you figure out the flavor of ice cream in order from top to bottom?

category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Playing Cards Logic Riddle

Difficulty Popularity

Dr. Watson has a new card puzzle for Sherlock Holmes. He picks four cards out of the pack of 52 cards and lays them face down on the table. He offers four hints to Sherlock.
1) The left card can’t be greater than the one on right.
2) The difference between the first card and third card equals to eight.
3) None of the Ace is present
4) No face card has been included i.e. no queen king and jacks.
5) The difference between the second and fourth card is 7.
Sherlock smiles and tells all the four cards to Dr. Watson.

Can you tell the four cards?
category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Best Thinking Brain Teaser Ever

Difficulty Popularity

Three men are living in a desert namely – Alex, Brian and Chris.

Alex hates Chris and thus he decides to kill him. To succeed in his evil intentions, he poison the water supply of Chris. Since they are living in desert, he will have to drink water or he will die of thirst.

Brian is not aware of the actions of Alex and he plans to kill Chris as well. To do this, he killed the water supply of Chris.

Chris dies due to his thirst. Who killed him?

Mind Teasers : Hard Chess Puzzle Problem

Difficulty Popularity

Your pieces are white.
You need to win in half a move.

How can you do this ?


category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Math Number Riddle

Difficulty Popularity

A man wanted to get into his work building, but he had forgotten his code. However, he did remember five clues. These are what those clues were:

The fifth number plus the third number equals fourteen.

The fourth number is one more than the second number.

The first number is one less than twice the second number.

The second number plus the third number equals ten.

The sum of all five numbers is 30.

What were the five numbers and in what order?
category : LOGIC | MATHS

Mind Teasers : Picture Mind Teaser

Difficulty Popularity

You are given with six marbles of three different colors. Arrange them in a manner that each one of them touches all four marbles of different colors.

Mind Teasers : Logical Marble Riddle

Difficulty Popularity

There is a box which have 33 yellow marbles and 35 green marbles. You also have 34 green marbles outside the box.

Randomly remove two marbles from the box.
* If they are of different colors, put the yellow one back in the box.
* If they are the same color, take them out and put a green marble back in the box.

Repeat this until only one marble remains in the box.


What is the color of the sole marble left in the box ?
category : LOGIC

Submit your Email Address to get latest post directly to your inbox.

Latest Puzzles

06 March
Minimum Move Chess Game Video Riddle

Can you figure out the minimum number of...

05 March
A numeric lock has 3 digit key Riddle

A numeric lock has 3 digit code with the...

04 March
What's wrong in the kitchen picture

What appears to be wrong in the kitchen ...

03 March
Who Is the Mother Picture Riddle

Can you find the mother of the baby in t...

02 March
Lighter Than Air Riddle

I'm lighter than air but a thousand men ...

01 March
3 Tigers 3 Sheep Riddle

If 3 tigers catch 3 sheep in 3 minutes. ...

28 February
Cow Rebus

Decode the below cow rebus....

Puzzles Tags :

Illusions Tags :