#391 - Maths Number Trick Puzzle

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I remember during the school days , the teacher asked the class "can you tell me the sum of the first 50 odd numbers ?".
I ran quickly to the teacher and told her "the answer is 2500". The teacher replied "lucky guess".
She then asked me "can you tell me the sum of first 75 odd numbers ?".
I wait for approx 10 seconds and replied with the correct answer.

How can i answer so quickly and whats the correct answer ?
category : TRICK | MATHS

#392 - Venn Diagram Maths Brain Teaser

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At the University of Utah, A Group of 90 students is there is sports group.
Football is played by 30 students.
Volleyball is played by 40 students.
Basketball is played by 25 students.
15 students play both Football and Volleyball.
10 students play both Football and Basketball.
8 students play both Volleyball and Basketball.
Because of the fitness test fail, 23 students are not playing any games.

How many students playing all three games?

category : MATHS

#393 - Card permutations probability Puzzle

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Alex is shuffling a pack of cards (54 cards in total) and after some time, he takes out a joker card.

Now, he splits the remaining cards into two piles. Can you find out the probability where one of the piles has a sequence of card from A to K in order?

#394 - Duck Beast The River Puzzle

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A duck sits at the centre point of an impeccably round river. At an edge of the river stands a monstrous beast holding up to eat up the duck. The beast is afraid of water and therefore plan to catch the duck as soon as it reaches the short of the river. The speed of duck is one-fourth of the speed of the beast, moreover the beast always runs in the direction round the shore which brings it closer to the duck the fastest.

Both the duck and the beast can change directions in any given time.

The duck realizes that only chance to escape is to reach the shore without getting caught by the beast and then get into the safe forest lake which is just next to the river.

By what method can the duck successfully escape?
category : MATHS

#395 - Calculate Floor Bias Puzzle

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A 51% tail bias coin is used to toss a 52% bias for head in order to get fair result.

In such situation, can you calculate the bias of the floor?

#396 - Simple Maths Riddle

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The cost of a notebook is 6 rupees and that of a notepad is 5 rupees. How many notebooks and notepads can you buy with a total of 32 rupees?
category : MATHS

#397 - Simple Maths Question

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A box with different dimensions has been given to you hypothetically. You know the area of the three different surfaces i.e. 240 square units, 300 square units and 180 square units respectively.

Can you find out the dimensions of the given box?
category : MATHS

#398 - Union Intersection Math Problem

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In a college, 70 percent of students study math, 75 percent of students study English, 85 percent study French and 80 percent study German.

Can you find out the percentage of students who study all 4 subjects ?
category : MATHS

#399 - Easy Maths Problem

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Peter is close with three friends at his school: Joshua, Augustus and Stacy. Two of them play football, two play badminton and two play volley ball. The friend who does not play volley ball does not play badminton as well. The friend who does not play football, does not play volley ball.

Cam you find out who plays which sports ?
category : MATHS

#400 - Simple Algebra Equation Riddle

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If,
1 * 3 * 5 = 16
3 * 5 * 7 = 38

Then find,
5 * 7 * 9 =?
category : MATHS | EQUATION

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