Mathematical Puzzle
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Tony’s father is 45. He is 15 years older than twice Tony’s age. How old is Tony? John is twice as old as Jacob. Three years from now, the sum of their ages will be 42.
How old is John?
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A guy walks into a store and steals a $200 bill from the register without the owners knowledge.
He then buys $150 worth of goods using the $200 bill and the owner gives $50 in change.
How much money did the owner lose?
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A football team won 10 out of the total number of matches they played.
If their win percentage was 40, then how many matches did they play in all ?
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I ask people at random if they have two children and also if one is a boy born on a tuesday. After a long search I finally find someone who answers yes.
What is the probability that this person has two boys?
Assume an equal chance of giving birth to either sex and an equal chance to giving birth on any day.
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A man is as old as his friend will be when the man is twice the age that the friend was
when the man’s age was half the sum of their present ages.What are their ages?
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How many squares are on a chess board?
If you think the answer is 64, think again!
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Every day, Jack arrives at the train station from work at 5 pm.
His wife leaves home in her car to meet him there at exactly 5 pm, and drives him home. One day, Jack gets to the station an hour early, and starts walking home, until his wife meets him on the road. They get home 30 minutes earlier than usual.How long was he walking?
Distances are unspecified. Speeds are unspecified, but constant.
Give a number which represents the answer in minutes.
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Two trains enter a tunnel 200 miles long, traveling at 100 mph at the same time from opposite directions. As soon as they enter the tunnel a supersonic bee flying at 1000 mph starts from one train and heads toward the other one. As soon as it reaches the other one it turns around and heads back toward the first, going back and forth between the trains until the trains collide in a fiery explosion in the middle of the tunnel.
How far did the bee travel?
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A soda company makes different flavours of soda. Last year, the company produced the same number of bottles of each flavour. If the company produced 84,958bottles of sodain all last year.
how many different flavours could the company make?
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