Puzzle Contest-126

[HELP]

1) There is a train from NY to Washington every 1/2 hr and 1 hr. there is a train from Washington to NY every 1 hr. (constant speed assumed) it takes 5 hrs from NY to Washington and 5 hrs. to come back. On your way from Washington to NY, how many trains will cross you? (6 marks)


2) A solicitor says to his friend that its one hour before the end of the summer"; when can we have our meeting?Friend : we can meet 11 hours after the town clock has 10 seconds to strike.

Solicitor : doesn't it the town clock strikes with 1 second between
Friend : yes

So what is the time of their meeting?


3) Four people, say, A, B, C, D belonging to M, N, O, P group, not in order decided for a picnic. All of them brought salad from their home in their traditional style. Fruits used in salad were Grapes, Banana, Apple, Cherry. All of them used exactly 3 fruits in their salad. None of them used same combination of fruits in their salad. Some clues given are:

1. A doesn't belong to group M used Apple.

2. B who doesn't belong to group M and O used Apple & Cherry.

3. Person belonging to M group used Apple & Cherry in his salad.

4. C and person belonging to O used Cherry & Grapes both, but person
belonging to N used only one of them.

(a) Which of the following fruits is not used by M group ?

Apple, Banana, Grapes, Cherry

(b) Which combination was used by B ?


4) If two friends A & B were going to school by cycle with 12 mile /hour speed A shouted "hey B see the same bus of blue color that we have seen 20 minutes ago "B replied "ya this buses comes in each 14 minutes on stop" can u find the speed of bus.


5) There are 770 cashew nuts. Three friends A, B and C divide the cashew nuts in the ratio of their ages. As often as A took 4 nuts B took 3 nuts and os often as A took 6 nuts C took 7. How many nuts each got?


____________________________________________

[Shanthi_2384]

3) A-P-Grapes,Banana,Apple
B-N-Banana,Apple,cherry
C-M-Grape,Apple,Cherry
D-O-Grape,Banana,Cherry

a) M has not used Banana
b)M has Used Grape,Apple,Cherry

[Shanthi_2384]

5) A:B=4:3
A:C=6:7
A:B:C=24:18:28
A=24/(24+18+28) *770
=264
B=18/(24+18+28)*770
=198
C=28/(24+28+28) *770
=308