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There are three guards and three prisoners who need to cross a river. Their boat only holds two people at a time, and the number of prisoners must not be allowed to outnumber the number of guards on either side of the river; otherwise, the prisoners will overpower the guards and, well, the story will come to an abrupt end.
Determine how many trips it will take to safely transport all of the guards and prisoners across the river, list each of the trips that need to be made and who is in the boat and who is on each of the riverbanks during each trip.
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A wealthy wise old woman feared that her son was lazy and as a result rather stupid. When the old woman died, her will stipulated that her assets were to be liquidated and a cheque was to be written for the full amount. The check was to be placed in one of three envelopes. The other two envelopes would contain a blank piece of paper. If the son could determine from the writing on the envelope which envelope contained the cheque, he would inherit her mother’s fortune. Otherwise, the fortune would go to the old woman’s favourite charity for animals. The son was not allowed to touch the envelopes. Her decision had to be made based on the writing on the envelopes. The son was told that only one envelope had a true statement and that the other two statements were false. The envelopes had the following writing: 1. This envelope does not have the cheque 2. This envelope has the cheque 3. The second envelope does not have the cheque Which envelope should the son pick ?
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The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?
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Use the digits below once each only to compose two fractions which when added together equal 1.
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
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I like onions but not turnips, I like indigo but not blue, I like forms but not shapes. According to the same rule, do I like tomatoes or avocados?
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Rearrange all the letters in each of the sentences to form, in each case, a well known proverb.
1. I don’t admit women are faint.
2. It rocks. The broad flag of the free.
3. Strong lion’s share almost gone.
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In a certain code, MONKEY is written as 83. How is TIGER written in that code?View SolutionSubmit Solution- 1,204.3K views
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A student zips on his scooter to ride to the train station to get to college. His home is close to two stops; the first one is a mile from home, and the second is two miles from home in the opposite direction. In the morning, he always gets on at the first stop and in the afternoon, he always gets off at the second one. Why?
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John and Jacob have been the best friends ever since they were little kids. They are very competitive. Throughout the years they have challenged each other to do both physical and mental challenges. And they completed the challenge. But one day John thought of something to challenge Jacob to do – something he could start but never finish. The average man could do it and so could Mark and they were both the same sex and the same size. It is a physical challenge. Can you figure out what it was?
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I have ten or more sons. I have less than ten sons. I have at least one son. If only one of these statements is true, how many sons do I have ?
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