Puzzles contest - 82

HELP · 07-05-06, 01:36 PM

1. Five people A ,B ,C ,D
,E are related to each other.

Four of them make one true statement each as follows.

(i) B is my father's brother.

(ii) E is my mother-in-law.

(iii)C is my son-in-law's brother

(iv)A is my brother's wife.

2. Fifty minutes ago if it was four times as many minutes past three

o'clock,how many minutes is it to six o'clock?

3. If a clock takes 7seconds to strike 7, how long will the same clock

take to strike 10?

4. Everyday in his business a merchant had to weigh amounts from 1 kg to 121
kgs, to the nearest kg.What are the minimum number of weight required and how
heavy should they be?

5. A hotel has 10 storeys.Which floor is above the floor below the

floor, below the floor above the floor, below the floor above the fifth.

bala_07 · 16-05-06, 10:51 AM

3) 10.5 seconds

4) 5 weights are required to measure the weights from 1 kg to 121 kg

1, 3, 9, 27, 81

5) Fifth floor

Rena · 31-05-06, 06:34 AM

HI,

1.B is my father's brother.

2.Repeated question.

Rena · 01-06-06, 08:59 AM

HI bala,

5th is the repeated question.The answer is 6th floor na?How it is 5th floor?

07-05-06, 01:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
HELP Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 976 Thanks: 0 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Rep Power: 14	1. Five people A ,B ,C ,D ,E are related to each other. Four of them make one true statement each as follows. (i) B is my father's brother. (ii) E is my mother-in-law. (iii)C is my son-in-law's brother (iv)A is my brother's wife. 2. Fifty minutes ago if it was four times as many minutes past three o'clock,how many minutes is it to six o'clock? 3. If a clock takes 7seconds to strike 7, how long will the same clock take to strike 10? 4. Everyday in his business a merchant had to weigh amounts from 1 kg to 121 kgs, to the nearest kg.What are the minimum number of weight required and how heavy should they be? 5. A hotel has 10 storeys.Which floor is above the floor below the floor, below the floor above the floor, below the floor above the fifth. __________________ WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST SURESHKUMAR.NET TEAM

16-05-06, 10:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
bala_07 Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: India Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Rep Power: 3	3) 10.5 seconds 4) 5 weights are required to measure the weights from 1 kg to 121 kg 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 5) Fifth floor __________________ If\'s and But\'s are pots and pans then there could be no tinkers.

31-05-06, 06:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rena Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 609 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 9 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 10	HI, 1.B is my father's brother. 2.Repeated question. __________________ \"A GREAT PLEASURE IN LIFE IS DOING WHAT PEOPLE SAY YOU CANNOT DO\".

01-06-06, 08:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rena Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 609 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 9 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 10	HI bala, 5th is the repeated question.The answer is 6th floor na?How it is 5th floor? __________________ \"A GREAT PLEASURE IN LIFE IS DOING WHAT PEOPLE SAY YOU CANNOT DO\".

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