Mind Teasers : Don't Break Plates Maths Puzzle

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Servant John was a very careless servant and he regularly breaks plates while cleaning them. So the house owner comes up with the solution and told him that for every plate he washed without breaking, he will give an incentive of 3 pence and for every plate he broke, he will be fined 9 pence. In a week, John washed 100 plates and was given 240 pence.

How many plates john broke?


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Mind Teasers : Sports Cricket Brain Teaser

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Shihar Dhawan and Virat Kohli were batting on 94.
Seven runs were required to win by the team and only three balls were left.

At the end, both of them secured a century without being out.

How can this be feasible?
category : LOGIC

Mind Teasers : Confusing Logical Question

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Sweety have got some Pink and green sock in her drawer.
she had got total of 4 socks.
She pick 2 socks and chances that she get a pair of green socks is 1/2.

What is the chance of her picking a pair of Pink socks ?
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Mind Teasers : The Better Proposal Puzzle

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A 12-year footballer Lavy was offered a contract with a club name "Flyball" that if he will practice 1 hour extra after school he will be offered 11$ after every week.
Lavy, however, suggested an alternative paid method in which
He will be paid just a penny on his first day.
Two pence will be paid on the second day,
Four pence will be paid on the third day.
And so on till 11th day.

Should the club accept the offer of Lavy?

category : LOGIC | MATHS

Mind Teasers : 8 Toothpicks Brain Teaser

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Can you form eight squares of three different sizes by moving only two toothpick?

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Mind Teasers : Hard Maths Number Riddle

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Create a number using only the digits 4,4,3,3,2,2,1 and 1. So i can only be eight digits. You have to make sure the ones are separated by one digit, the twos are separated by two digits the threes are separated with three digits and the fours are separated by four digits
category : LOGIC | MATHS

Mind Teasers : MatchStick Squares Count Puzzle

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Can you count the number of squares in this matchstick puzzle below?

Mind Teasers : Logic Coins Puzzle

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Assuming i have an infinite supply of coins.

What is the fewest number of coins would be required in order to make sure each and every coin touched exactly three other coins.

Mind Teasers : Popular Probability Brain Teaser

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Kangwa, Rafael and Ferdinand plans for gun fighting.
They each get a gun and take turns shooting at each other until only one person is left.

History suggest
Kangwa hits his shot 1/3 of the time, gets to shoot first.
Rafael, hits his shot 2/3 of the time, gets to shoot next if still living.
Ferdinand having perfect record at shooting(100% accuracy) shoots last , if alive.

The cycle repeats. If you are Kangwa, where should you shoot first for the highest chance of survival?

Mind Teasers : Trick Answer Riddle

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In Era of Abraham Lincoln, there is a world famous surgeon whose more than 90% surgeries are successful and yet almost all of his patients die.

Explain ?
category : LOGIC | RIDDLE

Mind Teasers : Save Death Penalty Brain Teaser

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A man committed a felony. As per the rules of the empire, the king decided to sentence him to death. However, he gave the man a choice; a choice to decide which way he wanted to die.

The man was quite smart and he said something, which saved him from his death. What do you think he must have said?
category : LOGIC | TRICK

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