If the numbers in bold are the sums of their respective rows and columns, find the value of X, Y and Z.

Jim’s teacher asked him his father’s name. He replied that his father’s name has 5 letters in it. His name starts and ends with 500. Additionally, the name has 5 in the middle. The second letter of the name is the first alphabet. And lastly, the name also contains the first number. What is John’s father’s name?

Fill in the boxes with orange pink, brown, gray and white color fulfilling the following  conditions.

1. Green: 3 squares
2. Orange: 3 squares
3. Black: 3 squares
4. White: 3 squares
5. Violet: 4 squares
6. One color should not get repeated in any line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal)

Mrs. Benette was a school teacher who noticed that she took the same time to go to school in the morning as she took on her return journey from school back home, in the evening. One day she happened to discover something.

When she left home, the hour hand and the minute hand were cast exactly opposite each other and on reaching school she found them to be together.

Similarly, when she quit school in the evening, the hour hand and the minute hand were together and the moment she arrived home, they were exactly opposite each other.

How much time did Mrs. Benette spend traveling? Give the minimal possible answer.

This is a very good one. Try solving.

In a party a woman asks the host how old is her 3 children. She replies the product of their age is 36 and the sum is equal to her house number. The woman still asked for another hint and the host said that her younger two kids are twins. What is her house number?

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