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Solution to Puzzle #79: Diwali Special
This was a very nice puzzle and I got many responses, though only one of which was completely correct – from Girish Tutakne. What was commendable was that he sent his answer literally within a few minutes of my posting … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #78: Probability of #6
This was a tricky question…somewhat similar to the Monty Hall Problem (please see https://alokgoyal1971.com/2013/06/09/puzzle-20-the-monty-hall-problem-very-interesting-must-try/). I got a number of answers and a few of them correct in my opinion. The ones that sent the correct answers include Vishv Vivek Sharma (my … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #77: Make the Stacks Equal
Apologies for not posting the solution last weekend, I was traveling outside the country. I received an overwhelming number of correct solutions for this puzzle. First one to come back was Alok Kucklous. Others were Aman Singla, Girish Tutakne, Ashutosh … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #76: What’s the Final Digit?
I received an overwhelming number of correct responses to this puzzle…though very few from the younger ones. Ones who gave the correct answers included Pooja Goyal, Naresh Kumra, Smiti Mittal, Prakhar Prakash, Girish Tutakne, Ashutosh Diwakar, Aishvarya Gupta, Ashish Gupta, … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #75: Clock Reflection
Thanks for the response to this puzzle. I got correct answers from three people – Ashutosh Diwakar, Rajeev Deshpande and Pallav Pandey in that order. Well done! I am also taking the liberty of replicating Ashotosh’s solution which I thought was … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #74: Overlapping Clock Hands
Apologies for not posting the answer last weekend, I was traveling. This was perhaps too simple a puzzle, and that is why I did not get a response from anyone! The correct answer is 22. An easy way to think about … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #73: Find the Two Numbers
This was a difficult puzzle. Many people sent me the answers, though none of them were completely correct. One grade 11 student sent me the correct answer but the reasoning was not completely correct. So unfortunately no names on the … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #72: Who Lies?
This was a relatively simple puzzle and lots of people answered correctly. First one to answer correctly was Anisha, my elder one (aged 10), though she had the benefit of getting the question at the time I was posting it. … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #71: May The Fastest Horses Win
Apologies for not posting the solution last week, I was traveling on vacation on the weekend. This was a relatively difficult puzzle, but I was encouraged to see the number of people who responded, most of them with correct answers. … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #70: Equal Heads
Was a difficult puzzle – I got three correct answers for this. Vivek Shah, Mihir and Aman Singla in that order sent the correct answers – very impressed! Here is the solution: Make 2 stacks – one of 10 and … Continue reading
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