1. You have 27 pens and 4boxes. You must pack all the pens into
the boxes with the condition that every box must contain an odd
number pens. Suggest a way for doing this.(I would give half mark
for the best naughty answer)
2. Dr. Einstein tore out several successive pages from a book.
the number of the first page he tore out was 183 and it is known
that the number of the last page is written with the same digits in
some order. How many pages did
Dr. Einstein tear out of the book?
3. Two brothers decided to sell off their flock of sheep. Each
sheep fetched an amount equal to the total number of sheep. The
brothers decided to part of with the money in the following way.
First the elder brother took Rs 10 from the amount collected. Then
the younger brother took his share of Rs10. The above process was
repeated till the younger brother found that he could take only
less than Rs 10. Left with no choice, the younger brother took the
remaining amount along with his elder brother's knife so that both
of them could have a fair share. how much did the knife cost?
4. Two boats head directly towards each other, one of them
travelling 12 miles an hour and the other travelling 17 miles an
hour. They begin at adistance of 20 miles from each other. How far
apart are they one minute before they collide.
5. A woman goes to visit the house of some freinds. She knows
that besides the two married adults in the household, there are two
children of different ages. But she doesn't know their genders.
When she knocks on the door of the house, a boy answers. What is
the probability that the other child is a boy?
6. MAD: Hi DAM DAM: Hi, It has been long since I have seen you.
How many chidren do you
have? and what are thgeir ages? MAD: I Have three children
product of their ages is the same as my door no that is 36. DAM:
Give me more details. MAD: Ok their sum is same as your door no.
DAM: Oh no, Give me some more details MAD: The eldest one loves
watching and playing cricket. DAM: I think I need a refresher
course in MATHS.What else Give me their ages.?
-V.Vijayaraghavan
