Easy Math Puzzles

An office is divided into 8 cubicles. How many of the cubicles are painted if only 1/8 of the cubicles are painted?
A) 2 B) 4
C) 8 D) 1

There are 8 identical balls. In that one of the ball is overweight. There are only two chances to weigh in the weighing machine. How to find the overweight ball?

In a Certain Country 1/2 of 5 = 3. If the same proportion holds, what is the value of 1/3 of 10 ?
A) 4               B) 6
C) 8               D) 10

A number of cats got together and decided to kill 999919 rats. Every cat killed an equal number of rats. Each cat killed more rats than there were cats. How many rats do you think that each cat killed ?
A) 1009 B) 991
C) 2000 D) 1000

A cuboid shaped wooden block has 6 cm length, 4 cm breadth and 1 cm height.
Two faces measuring 4 cm x 1 cm are coloured in black.
Two faces measuring 6 cm x 1 cm are coloured in red.
Two faces measuring 6 cm x 4 cm are coloured in green.
The block is divided into 6 equal cubes of side 1 cm (from 6 cm side), 4 equal cubes of side 1 cm(from 4 cm side).

How many cubes will have green colour on two sides and rest of the four sides having no colour ?

You are eating lunch on a table and there are ten flies on the table. With a quick swat you are able to kill three flies. How many flies are left on the table?

I have 20 books and I label them with their number. I take eight out to read. How many books are left?

This number added to it’s square, and the digits of that summation added together, bring it back to itself. What is the number?