1.
Za-za is older tha Fifi, but younger than Juan. Fifi is older than Jorjio and Maccio. Maccio is younger than both Carlos and Jorjio. Juan is older than both Fifi and Maccio, but younger than Carlos.

Who is the oldest, and who is the youngest?
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2.
Forty people took part in a freestyle race. Twenty people ran. Ten people dashed. Five people bolted and sprinted. Three people bolted, dashed, ran and sprinted. Two people ran, bolted, and sprinted. Five people ran and sprinted. Two people dashed, ran, and sprinted.

How many people neither dashed, ran, bolted, nor sprinted?
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3.
If it takes 5 men to dig 5 holes in 5 hours, how many men does it take to dig 100 holes in 100 hours?
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4.
What is the largest number you can write with three digits?
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5.
If it takes twelve men two hours to dig a hole two feet long by two feet wide by two feet deep, how long will it take six men to dig a hole twice as long, wide and deep?
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I got a book of these mind busters but those above will do for now :)

PM u the answers? let more bros & siss hv a go 1st...

Solved Q1,3 & 4 but still finding answer for Q2&5 hehehe... nice one bro rev!

I think my IQ is below 10 i guess

BTW, I try to answer, berape betul?

1) Olderst Za-Za, youngest Maccio
2) Erm, 'Zero' or no one
3) hmm, 20 men
4)Same like Sean punye plate nos, 999
5) 4 hours

I'll give it a day before I post the answers :) And then I'll post some more puzzles :)

ayo,why so late..can PM me the answer as I answer already,hehe..
Can see how dumb I am,hehe..

I spent about 20 minutes to answer these question.. hehehe just try to refresh my brain. Can not wait for the answers tomorrow..huhuhu

The Answers :

1.
Za-za is older tha Fifi, but younger than Juan. Fifi is older than Jorjio and Maccio. Maccio is younger than both Carlos and Jorjio. Juan is older than both Fifi and Maccio, but younger than Carlos.

Who is the oldest, and who is the youngest?

A : Carlos is the oldest; Maccio is the youngest. From oldest to youngest : Carlos, Juan, Za-za, Fifi, Jorjio, Maccio
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2.
Forty people took part in a freestyle race. Twenty people ran. Ten people dashed. Five people bolted and sprinted. Three people bolted, dashed, ran and sprinted. Two people ran, bolted, and sprinted. Five people ran and sprinted. Two people dashed, ran, and sprinted.

How many people neither dashed, ran, bolted, nor sprinted?

A : 10 people
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3.
If it takes 5 men to dig 5 holes in 5 hours, how many men does it take to dig 100 holes in 100 hours?

A : Five men. Each man digs 1 hole in 5 hours, and thus 20 holes in 100 hours.
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4.
What is the largest number you can write with three digits?

A : Nine [to the power of nine, to the power of nine].
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5.
If it takes twelve men two hours to dig a hole two feet long by two feet wide by two feet deep, how long will it take six men to dig a hole twice as long, wide and deep?

A : 32 hours. The hole will have eight times the volume. It would take 12 men eight times as long to dig it, and 16 times as long for 6 men.
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More to come later :)

damn, 0 to 5..that shows what,huhu..

Hahahaha.. only one is correct!.. am i so dumb or these question so tricky??

darn...mine 3 out of 5=60%... just enough to pass the xm.

keep it coming Rev!

A NEW ROUND!

The previous puzzles were number puzzles. The following are word puzzles.

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1. The vowels have been missed out of the following groups of letters. Replace the vowels and rearrange each group to form the name of a city. What are the four cities?

STPDB
DNNL
KHLCSTM
RMDD

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2.
Two letters are missing from each of the following anagrams of famous people. Can you spot what letters are missing (maybe more than once) and how the people are connected?

TWE--- YGU-- DESI-- TGRE---

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3.
In a car race, six cars are lined up behind each other. No.12 is two places in front of No.3 who is two places in front of No.21. No.7 is behind both No.11 and No.3 but in front of No.21. No.8 is in front of No.21 but behind No.11. What is the finishing order of the cars if car No.21 moves forward two positions, car No.8 moves back 3 places, car No.3 moves forward two places, car No.11 moves back two places and car No.12 moves forward one place?

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4.
What is the next letter in this sequence?

C H L O ?

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5.
Looking at one side of a bus with two rows of single seats, you can see four seats upstairs and four downstairs. Mrs Davis is sitting two seats behind Mr Evans. Mrs Graves is sitting above Mrs Bates and Mr Adams is sitting above Mr Connors. Mr Evans sits above Mrs Harris at the front of the bus. Mr Connors is sitting three seats behind Mrs Harris. Mrs Davis sits on the top deck and Mr Francis sits behind Mrs Bates on the lower deck.

Who is sitting where?

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Have fun! :)

Bugger... ask me to post more puzzles but now all senyap je...

onli know Q3 & Q4

Q3 - 12 3 11 21 7 8 (from 1st to last)
Q4 - Q

question 1:
budapest, london, stockholm, madrid:):)

Hahaha... Sab... I like your answer to the last question... I also pening, not only that question but ALL the questions I've posted in this thread :)

Will post answers tomorrow.

Alah... tomorrow ke? Ok.. will wainting for the answers

5. Top deck (front to back) Mr Evans, Mrs Graves, Mrs Davis, Mr Adams
Bottom deck (front to back) Mrs Harris, Mrs Bates, Mr Francis, Mr Connors

OK, here we go with the answers!

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1. The vowels have been missed out of the following groups of letters. Replace the vowels and rearrange each group to form the name of a city. What are the four cities?

STPDB
DNNL
KHLCSTM
RMDD

A : Budapest
London
Stockholm
Madrid

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2.
Two letters are missing from each of the following anagrams of famous people. Can you spot what letters are missing (maybe more than once) and how the people are connected?

TWE--- YGU-- DESI-- TGRE---

A : O and N. They are all scientists :

Newton, Young, Edison, Rontgen

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3.
In a car race, six cars are lined up behind each other. No.12 is two places in front of No.3 who is two places in front of No.21. No.7 is behind both No.11 and No.3 but in front of No.21. No.8 is in front of No.21 but behind No.11. What is the finishing order of the cars if car No.21 moves forward two positions, car No.8 moves back 3 places, car No.3 moves forward two places, car No.11 moves back two places and car No.12 moves forward one place?

A : Finishing order is 12, 3, 11, 21, 7 and 8 last.
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4.
What is the next letter in this sequence?

C H L O ?

Q. The alphabet is moved five letters, then four, then three, etc.
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5.
Looking at one side of a bus with two rows of single seats, you can see four seats upstairs and four downstairs. Mrs Davis is sitting two seats behind Mr Evans. Mrs Graves is sitting above Mrs Bates and Mr Adams is sitting above Mr Connors. Mr Evans sits above Mrs Harris at the front of the bus. Mr Connors is sitting three seats behind Mrs Harris. Mrs Davis sits on the top deck and Mr Francis sits behind Mrs Bates on the lower deck.

Who is sitting where?

A :
Top Row, front to back : Mr Evans; Mrs Graves; Mrs Davis; Mr Adams
Bot Row, front to back : Mrs Harris; Mrs Bates; Mr Francis; Mr Conners
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1. yo... try to solve this with formula...

abcd X 4 = dcba
a=?; b=?;c=?;d=?

2. if 1=4; 2=8; 3=24; 4=??

3. Andy has 10 sweets, if 2 sweet wrappers can xchange for 1 sweets, how many can andy possibly have?

1. a=2, b=1, c=7, d=8
2. 96
3. 19


being a math grad, i love math.
ok... here's my question derived from koonx's 1st question.


- abcde X 4 = edcba
- abcedef X 4 = fedcba
- abc...xyz X 4 = zyx...cba

a=? b=? c=? ..... x=? y=? z=?

you'll be amazed by the answer.


[answer]
the answer is 219999999....9999978

yo.. pls show how u derive the answer for No. 1 coz I could onli figure out how to confirm a & d...

[answer]
2. "1"... read the question again
3. "20"... after the 19th sweet, u r left with 1 wrapper, so, go pinjam 1 wrapper from ah Long, and exchange the 20th sweet, then return the 20th wrapper to ah Long...

answer my question and you'll know.


[added]
koonx told me my 2nd and 3rd answers were wrong...

dont use your logical brain to think.

Round 3. Back to Number Puzzles!

1.
What number, when you multiply it by 5 and add 6, then multiply that result by 4 and add 9, gives you a number that, when you multiply it by 5 and subtract 165, gives you a number that, when you knock off the last 2 digits, brings you back to your original number?

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2.
What number should replace the question mark?

6 8 4 8 7 9 6 ?

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3.
When a ball is dropped from a height of 9 meters, it bounces back two-thirds of the way. Assuming that the ball comes to rest after making a bounce which takes it less than 2mm high, how many times does it bounce?

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4.
I have a deck of cards from which some are missing. If I deal them equally between nine people, I have two cards to spare. If I deal them equally between four people, I have three cards to spare. If I deal them between seven people, I have five cards to spare. There are normally 52 cards in a deck.

How many are missing?

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5.
Which is the odd number out?

Thirty-six
Sixty-four
Seventy-two
Twenty-five
Eighty-one

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Wah, u guys damn good with number puzzles ya? I got P8 from my SPM and I'm not going to have brain damage by solving the puzzles... Hahaha...

is that an ingrish question?

1. can't solve this equation 5(4(5X+6)+9)-165-10Y-Z=100X, but tried out with "3".. it works..
4. couldn't figure out the formulae.. but tried with "5".. it works..
5. "72"... non to the power of 2...

where are the answers with workings pls?

5(4(5x+6)+9)-165=100x
5(20x+24+9)-165=100x
100x+165-165=100x
100x=100x
x=x
so any number is good for x lah! you think you so lucky to guess 3 is correct ah?

Ooi... talking bout my latest puzzles or Freddie's??

for mine, the answer was posted up last week.

ooii.. u forgot about the "MINUS THE LAST 2 DIGITS".. which i put -10Y - Z in the formula


urs loe...

correct lah...
5(4(5x+6)+9)-165=a number which when you knock off last 2 digit ==> 100x

so any number is good for X lor.

hmm... i know u r rite, but if follow word by word formula from the question. sumhow 1 hv to 1st figure out Y & Z = zero...

My answers:

1. any single digit nimber
2. 3
3. ......
4. 5
5. Seventytwo

OK, here are the answers then :

Round 3. Back to Number Puzzles!

1.
What number, when you multiply it by 5 and add 6, then multiply that result by 4 and add 9, gives you a number that, when you multiply it by 5 and subtract 165, gives you a number that, when you knock off the last 2 digits, brings you back to your original number?

A : Any number. This amazing formula will always end up with the number you first thought of, with 00 at the end.
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2.
What number should replace the question mark?

6 8 4 8 7 9 6 ?

A : 3. There are two sequences in the series :
6 x 8 = 48, and 7 x 9 = 63.
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3.
When a ball is dropped from a height of 9 meters, it bounces back two-thirds of the way. Assuming that the ball comes to rest after making a bounce which takes it less than 2mm high, how many times does it bounce?

A : 21 times.
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4.
I have a deck of cards from which some are missing. If I deal them equally between nine people, I have two cards to spare. If I deal them equally between four people, I have three cards to spare. If I deal them between seven people, I have five cards to spare. There are normally 52 cards in a deck.

How many are missing?

A : There are 5 cards missing, leaving 47 in the deck.
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5.
Which is the odd number out?

Thirty-six
Sixty-four
Seventy-two
Twenty-five
Eighty-one

A : 72. It is the only non-square number.
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Congrats to my buddy Maddie. Either you're a darn smart surgeon or you have the same book I have, hahaha :)

Do you guys/gals want more puzzles? :)

Ha Ha, smart ma. Bring some more on bro!!

1. how to make 8 Fours into 500?
2. how to make 123456789 into 1
3. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 30, 31 which shudn't be in the sequence..
4. 1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 26, 29, 58, ?

1. 4^4 x ((4+4)/4) - 4 - 4 - 4

2. 5 - (2x8 + 3x7 - 4x6 - 1x9) = 1

3. 8

4. 61

so where's my prize?

err... gip u 3 points on Single next badminton round... okies? we play 13 new format points.
for Q1 & Q2, got different ways of doing it...

Sorry, the Teka Teki is in BM+BI, hope you all can undertand.

Inside a Warong Kedai Kopi ada 2 orang tua A & B talking each other. While they are talking they saw a kid playing inside the warong. One of of the orang tua says:

A="Tu anak aku tu tengah main"
B="Ye ke tu anak ko? Nak, meh sini jap"
B="Nak, betul ke A bapak ko?"
Kid="Uihh, gile ke orang tua ni, A bukan bapak aku la"

So the teka teka is, why is the orang tua A mention that kid tu memang anak kandungnya?

Oi, I already got a Puzzle/IQ thread la... post there ler... :)

But to answer the question : The kid may actually be A's anak kandung... but maybe A divorced the kid's mother when the kid was a baby... and the kid's mother re-married... so the kid only knows his step-father and never knew A is his real father.

Because its his mother, not father. :p

Orang Tua A is Schizophrenic.....habih cerita.

hehehehehe.... no wonder Axe refer those two fellow 'orang tua' not man or woman...

Rev almost got it but Nick eyes cought it. Youre right Nick..hehe, too easy ka? For those still dont know the answer yet, read the teka teki until ur eyes pop-out from the socket..

Sorry Rev, I forgot that u've open bout 'Teka-Teki' thread b4. BTW, I dont have the 'power' to combine this thread with yours..Admin/mod, sila jalankan tugas anda,huhu

calling onslaught... hehehe

rupa anak tuh sama dgn anak dia....

That kid stupid la... he/she shoulda given Pakcik B an incredulous look and asked "A bapak ku?... You memang sudah banyak tua la... tak tau beza antara laki dan prempuan... tengok dada sudah tau ma...I budak kecik pun tahu beza..."