King Midas
The legendary king Midas possessed a huge amount of gold.
He hid this treasure carefully: in a building consisting of a number of rooms.
In each room there were a number of boxes; this number was equal to the number
of rooms in the building. Each box contained a number of golden coins that
equaled the number of boxes per room. When the king died, one box was given to
the royal barber. The remainder of the coins had to be divided fairly between his six sons.
The Question: Is a fair division possible in all situations?
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CoinsA PERSON WENT TO A SHOP AND ASKED FOR CHANGE FOR 1.15PAISE.
BUT HE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT ONLY GIVE CHANGE FOR ONE RUPEE.
BUT ALSO FOR 50P,25P,10P AND 5P. WHAT WERE THE COINS HE HAD?
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NursesTHERE ARE 3 NURSES AND THEY WORK ALTOGETHER ONLY ONCE IN A WEEK.
NO NURSE IS CALLED TO WORK FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
NURSE 1 IS OFF ON TUESEDAY,THURSDAY AND SUNDAY.
NURSE 2 IS OFF ON SATURDAY.
NURSE 3 IS OFF ON THURSDAY,SUNDAY.
NO TWO NURSES ARE OFF MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK.
FIND THE DAY ON WHICH ALL THE 3 NURSES WERE ON WORK.
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CapsTHERE ARE 5 PERSONS A,B,C,D,E AND EACH IS WEARING A BLACK OR WHITE
CAP ON HIS HEAD. A PERSON CAN SEE THE CAPS OF THE REMAINING 4 BUT CAN'T
SEE HIS OWN CAP. A PERSON WEARING WHITE SAYS TRUE AND WHO WEARS BLACK
SAYS FALSE.
i) A SAYS I SEE 3 WHITES AND 1 BLACK
ii) B SAYS I SEE 4 BLACKS
iii) E SAYS I SEE 4 WHITES
iiii) C SAYS I SEE 3 BLACKS AND 1 WHITE.
NOW FIND THE CAPS WEARED BY A,B,C,D AND E
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Count your stepsA MAN COVERED 28 STEPS IN 30 SECONDS BUT HE DECIDED TO MOVE FAST AND
COVERED 34 STEPS IN 18 SECONDS. HOW MANY STEPS ARE THERE ON THE
ESCALATOR WHEN STATIONARY?
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Men will be menALL FAIR SKINNED, RICH, HANDSOME, MUSCULAR, LEAN AND EMPLOYED ARE
TALL MEN. Which one is correct?
1) ALL LEAN MEN ARE MUSCULAR.
2) NO FAIRSKINNED PERSON WHO IS NOT RICH IS HANDSOME.
3) SOME MUSCULAR MEN ARE HANDSOME.
4) ALL HANDSOME ARE FAIRSKINNED.
5) NO PERSON WHO IS NEITHER FAIR SKINNED NOR MUSCULAR IS EMPLOYED.
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