Distance Puzzle

#146

Last week, one of my friend travelled from one place "A" to another place "B".
On the first day, he travelled 1st half of the distance.
On second day, he travelled one third of the remaining distance.
On third day, he travelled three quarters of the remaining distance.
Yesterday, he travelled one half of the remaining distance.
Yet, He has to travel 5 miles more to reach at "B".
What is the distance between the two places ?? 

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Maths Puzzle

#145

Two numbers are created using all the digits from 1 to 9 
and all digits are used exactly once in creating these numbers.
You have to make the product of these two numbers as large as possible.
What are the two numbers which'll create the largest product? 

  Difficulty Level - 5/5

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Marbles Puzzle

#144

A naughty child had a vast number of marbles. When he was going to play with his friends, one of his friend asked him, how many marbles he has?

He replied : I can't count past 100 but I know that....
If you divide the number of marbles by 2 there will be one marble left.
If you divide the number of marbles by 3 there will be one marble left.
If you divide the number of marbles by 4 there will be one marble left.
If you divide the number of marbles by 5 there will be one marble left.
If you divide the number of marbles by 6 there will be one marble left.
If you divide the number of marbles by 7 there will be one marble left.
If you divide the number of marbles by 8 there will be one marble left.
If you divide the number of marbles by 9 there will be one marble left.
If you divide the number of marbles by 10 there will be one marble left.  
Finally. 
If you divide the number of marbles by 11 there will be NO MARBLES left!

How many marbles did the naughty child have? 

  Difficulty Level - 4/5

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Chocolates Puzzle

#143

Once upon a time in Mumbai, Imran Hashmi went to a shop to buy chocolates. The shopkeeper was selling the chocolates @ Rs. 5 each and the shopkeeper gave him an offer to exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate. Imran had Rs 45 with him.
How many chocolates, he could buy ?? 
  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Onions Puzzle

#142

Due to rumors that there was a shortage of Onions, everyone was stocking up on Onions. By the time I'd got to the store, they had sold out!

However, there were two people at the store, who had already bought 40 and 50 kilos of Onions respectively and they kindly offered to share their Onions with me.
After the sharing, we all had the same kilos of Onions and I paid them $90 for the Onions. 
How did they share the $90 between them? 

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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Word Riddle

#141

"LOVE is changed into HATE"
So, start with LOVE and change one letter at a time until you have the word HATE.
Each change must leave the other letters in their original places and also result in a proper word.

What will be the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change? 

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Holes Counting Puzzle

#140

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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Another Series Puzzle

#139

Which number will replace the question mark ? 

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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Series Puzzle

#138

Find the next two numbers in the series....

2, 11, 25, 44, 68, ........

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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Mystery Riddle

#137

Two ladies were in a desert. They both have their packs on. 
One of the lady was dead. 
The lady who was alive had her pack open,
The lady who was dead had her pack closed. 
What was in the pack? 

  Difficulty Level - 4/5

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Funny Puzzle

#136

A husband tells his wife 'I bet you can't say something that will make me happy and sad at the same time.' She replies and wins the bet. 

What did she say?


  Difficulty Level - 1/5

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Number of Huts Puzzle

#135

In a village, there are 100 huts,

numbered from 1 to 100.
Someday..a visitor try to find all the huts which contains number "9"
How many huts he should find ??
and how many 9's are there  ?

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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What Am I ?

#134

I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. 
What am I? 

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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English Word Puzzle

#133

Can you guess an English word which contains all the vowels?? 

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Fake Note Puzzle

#132

Let's consider that a shopkeeper sell goods at zero profit zero loss.
One day, he sold goods worth $400 to a girl, who gave him a $1000 note. 
The shopkeeper did not have change, so, he took the change from his employee.
The shopkeeper gave the girl $600 and kept $400 with him.
After some time, the employee realized that the $1000 note was fake, so, he returned the note to the shopkeeper and took a genuine note from him.
Can you determine the exact loss, which the shopkeeper suffered ?? 

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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7 Letter Word Puzzle

#131

Santa challenged Banta to tell him a 7 letter word in which if he remove 1 letter from the word then he will get the same word..
If he remove 2 letters from the word then also he will get the same word..
If he remove 3 letters from the word then also he will get the same word..
If he remove ALL letters from the word still he will get the same word..
What can be the word ?? 

  Difficulty Level - 4/5

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Crossing Road Problem

#130

Which Vehicle will go first ... ?? 

1. Police car
2. School bus
3. Ambulance 
4. V.I.P CAR 

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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What Am I Riddle?

#129

I am a 9 letter word of a SPORT.
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Combination of "4th letter and last 4 letters" gives a weapon name used in ancient times.
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Combination of "2nd to 5th letters" is what we all need to do at night.
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Combination of "4th letter and last 3 letters" is what we do with music.
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Combination of "1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th letter" is related to location.
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Combination of "1st letter and last 3 letters" is what birds have.

WHAT AM I ?????

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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Fire Problem

#128

In a hotel, three most important rooms caught fire.
The 1st room had gold coins, the 2nd room had financial papers 
and the last one had country's economic budget.

If an ambulance was to arrive, then, which room would they put out the fire 1st ?  

  Difficulty Level - 1/5

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Word Puzzle

#127

You have to rearrange the letters in "NEW DOOR" to make it a single word...

Can you do it..... ?  

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Four Brothers Riddle

#126

There are four brothers in this world that were all born together. The first runs and never wearies. The second eats and is never full. The third drinks and is always thirsty. The fourth sings a song that is never good. Name all the brothers..

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Bus on a Bridge Puzzle

#125

A large bus is crossing a 10 km long bridge  The bridge can hold 1000 kg weight, which is the exact weight of the bus. On the way, the bus stops in the middle of the bridge. 
Then, a bird(Ostrich) lands on the bus.
Will the bridge collapse ?
Why or why not ?? 

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Spotting The Error Problem

#124

  Difficulty Level - 1/5

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Mystery Puzzle

#123

Captain Phillips and some of the other army men were exchanging old war stories. Captain Franz showed one Art and shared a story about his grandfather, how he led a battalion against a German division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvres, he defeated them and captured a whole territory. 
After the battle he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription "To Captain Franz for Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World War I. From the Men of Battalion "
Captain Phillips looked at Art and said, "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" 
Why Captain Phillips said like that?

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Logical Cricket Puzzle

#122

A Cricket fan claims that, he is able to predict the score of any Cricket Match before it begins. How can he do this? 

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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Area of Triangle Problem

#121

Are you good at maths !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
You should try this one...

Calculate the area of the Triangle having sides 17 cm, 9 cm and 8 cm.

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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Tricky Puzzle

#120

Tom and Jerry wish to cross a river. 
The only way to get to the other side is by boat, but that boat can only take one at a time. 
The boat cannot return on its own and there are no ropes or similar tricks, yet both of them manage to cross using the boat.

How?

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Mathematical Pattern Problem

#119

In an entrance test, one of my friend came across a mathematical pattern problem. i.e.
4 / 9 = 6,
6 / 7 = 2,
8 / 3 = 4,
Then
7 / 9 = ?
He solved it in a few seconds. 
Can you? 

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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Number Puzzle

#118

Can you tell a 10 Digit Number in which 
1st digit will be the number of zeros in that number,
2nd digit will be the number of 1's in that number,
3rd digit will be the number of 2's in that number and so on upto 10th digit....
So, the ten digit number is........................................ ????

  Difficulty Level - 3/5

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Rebus Puzzle

#117

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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An Old Riddle

#116

In between two platforms, one below and other above, there dwells an old grandmother.

Who is she? 

  Difficulty Level - 2/5

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