Monthly Archives: February 2013

My favorite number – 1729

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

For those of you who are number buffs, I am assuming you know this already, but if not, I thought you might enjoy this. This was told to my brother and I as a story when my father told us … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #5: Crossing the bridge

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

There are 4 people, lets call them Ramesh, Mahesh, Suresh and Jitesh. They are on a trek and it is already dark. They need to cross a bridge to reach a rest house on the other side. The bridge is … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #4: Summing to 15

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

This was probably a more difficult problem that what I had anticipated this to be. I got much fewer responses for this compared the previous ones. This puzzle combined two different concepts – Magic Square using numbers 1-9 and the … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #4: Summing to 15

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

This is a puzzle I discovered very recently, and really enjoyed it. Here it goes: There are 9 cards lying face up, with numbers 1-9 written on them. Ramesh and Mahesh start playing a game – they start picking up … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #3: Pirates and Looted Coins

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

Many people sent me the correct answers for this puzzle. Many people correctly pointed out that depending on how you interpret the behavior of the pirates, the answer could be different, and I must confess that the directions I gave … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #3: Five Pirates and Looted Gold Coins

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

This puzzle was shown to me by an 11 year old (Smiti Mittal) and I loved the puzzle. I have come across many puzzles of this nature, but liked this one for its simplicity and possible variations. This is from … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #2: Milkman Puzzle

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

Many people got the answer to the puzzle right. Very happy to see that many children tried the puzzle and got it right as well. I was particularly delighted as I have known the puzzle for a very long time … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Trivia: Kaprekar’s constant…

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Interesting mathematical trivia I learnt from my daughter yesterday about a special number called Kaprekar’s constant. Take any 4 digit number with at least two distinct digits. Make the biggest and the smallest number out of these digits and find the … Continue reading →

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Puzzle #2: Milkman and the three jars

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

Milkman Puzzle: A milkman has three jars of the following sizes – 8 liters, 5 liters and 3 liters. The 8 liter jar is full of milk, and the 5 liter and the 3 liter jars are empty. He reaches … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #1

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

Hope some of you had a chance to solve the first puzzle (the firelog puzzle). If you have not seen it, please go to https://alokgoyal1971.com/2013/01/29/why-puzzle/ Here is the solution to the puzzle: Mahesh gets Rs. 7 and Ramesh gets Rs. … Continue reading →

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