John & Julia Julia is as old as John will be when Julia is twice as old as John was when Julia's age was half the sum of their present ages. John is as old as...
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Prashant Kothari
pk7ul
Aug 3, 2002 12:27 am
Ans: Julia: 40 yrs John: 30 yrs Explanation: Let x= john's age now, x+d = julia's age now "John is as old as Julia was when (t1 yrs before) John was half the...
Let me know what challenges this poses for you - some of these I know too well to correct! :)...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 10, 2002 7:34 am
Dear friends, This puzzle is a new one and hope it will be easy for u scholars to solve this Bellyboy: Hey, guys, did you know that this room has cable? You...
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Prashant Kothari
pk7ul
Aug 10, 2002 11:18 am
Yes, Channel 5. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com...
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Lance K Green
lkgzzz2000
Aug 10, 2002 11:45 am
Unless you tell us what number those channels are (that is, OJ and sport) how are we to do the puzzle? I am certainly not going to try to find them myself. ...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 12, 2002 6:25 am
sorry my friend, i am replying u late b'cos i just opened my mail today. Your query is what are the numbers of OJ and sport channel. so i have given u hint...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 12, 2002 6:27 am
right answer can u explain it dear prashant Mayur G. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New...
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Prashant Kothari
pk7ul
Aug 12, 2002 11:59 am
ok..the method is as follows: let the adult channel be x then, OJ= 2x +7 (prime) sports = 2(2x+7)+7 = 4x+21 (prime) shopping = 2(4x+21)+7 = 8x+49 (prime) 8x +...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 13, 2002 4:51 am
absolutely correct good maths Now solve this one. I think u must be knowing it is quite older Evaluate (figure out) a 10 digit number (e.g.3210567894) that...
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Satilmis Yesilcimen
tuz_biber
Aug 13, 2002 6:19 pm
I am sorry to be writing this late, but there actually are three answers (and not one)to the prime channel problem: 1. 2 (therefore the other channels are 11...
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Fox
superfox00
Aug 13, 2002 8:44 pm
No, because you forgot the third channel (shopping). With 2, you'd have 11, 29, but then 65, which is not prime, and with 17, you'd have 41, 89, and then 185,...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 14, 2002 4:54 am
Satilmis u are forgetting third channel so in case of your answers 2 and 17 it does not match the rules and so it is not the answers. only 5 is true answer ...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 14, 2002 7:10 am
Dear friends, This is not any puzzle. But it is something on which your opinion is necessary. see the below attached image and think for it. How can that be...
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diego domingues
atholx1
Aug 16, 2002 9:35 am
Hi dude!! welcome to the wonderful world of m.c escher!!! he is a mathematician famous for these graphic representations of the impossible , my personal...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 20, 2002 5:51 am
Hi there, This puzzle might be very easy if u think soft and it might be very hard if u think hard. " There is a salesman who want to go for selling his ...
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David Dunn
ddunnrn
Aug 20, 2002 7:40 am
... Most puzzles of this kind have the same kind of answer--a self-referenced double negative. The question is "If I were to ask you whether this is the East,...
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Vijaykumar Nayak (RBI...
vvn_india
Aug 20, 2002 7:50 am
The question i would ask is... If i had asked u which way is east ,what would you have answered? A man who always speakes truth will show the correct way no...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 20, 2002 9:29 am
no mr. vijay in this case that will not work. as if u asked "which way is east?" the person who tells lie will tell u wrong way ... ...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 20, 2002 9:32 am
no mr.david this is some different type of puzzle then that Because if u asked the person "If I were to ask you whether this is the East, would you say yes?" ...
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Vijaykumar Nayak (RBI...
vvn_india
Aug 20, 2002 9:35 am
I can explain why this answer is possible Let the person be a lier when i ask him If i had asked u which way is east ,what would you have answered? I am...
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Sudheer Suggala
s_sudheer_99
Aug 20, 2002 9:45 am
The question can be framed like this, What will be the answer of other side person, If I ask him the direction of EAST? - Sudheer ... From: Mayur G....
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David Dunn
ddunnrn
Aug 20, 2002 10:22 am
... Standing in the east, the truth-teller's answer to my question would be "yes" Standing in the west, the truth-teller's answer to my question would be "no" ...
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Prasanna Krishnan
kpras_80
Aug 20, 2002 10:50 am
The best amusing solution to this kind of puzzle is to ask the man-"Do you know they are giving free lunch in the east side?" Irrespective of his answer the...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 20, 2002 11:48 am
no my friend this is not answer. another easy question then this is there. Prasanna Krishnan wrote: The best amusing solution to this kind of puzzle is to ask...
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Mayur G.
mayur_dilwala
Aug 20, 2002 12:02 pm
but dear friend u are not knowing on other side which person is living whether east or west and again if u are asking to the person that may be of east side or...
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Lance K Green
lkgzzz2000
Aug 20, 2002 7:22 pm
<<for this question the person who is telling lie means of west side will give different answer then the person of east side if both are standing on same...
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Lance K Green
lkgzzz2000
Aug 20, 2002 8:06 pm
The question required is: "If I asked you if that way leads to the west, would you say 'yes'?" If the way leads to the west and he is a truth teller, then he...
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Lance K Green
lkgzzz2000
Aug 20, 2002 8:16 pm
<<The best amusing solution to this kind of puzzle is to ask the man-"Do you know they are giving free lunch in the east side?" Irrespective of his answer the...
