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Solution to Puzzle #69: CAT a Century

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Alok Goyal

This was a relatively simple puzzle, many people sent me correct answers. Anirudh Baddepudi, Anavi Baddepudi and Praveen Baddepudi all got back with correct answers with slight variations. Anoop Agrawal, Vivek Shah, Rhea Mittal and Mihir also got back with … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #68: Number at the Intersection

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Alok Goyal

The response to this puzzle was overwhelming…got many correct answers. First one to respond with the right answer was Anavi Baddepudi from Singapore – well done. Many others got correct answers – Pratik Sarkar, Vivek Shah, Ramendra Mandal, Anubhav Garg, … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #67: Lab Rat On The Run

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Alok Goyal

I got many answers to this puzzle, and mostly all correct. This was a relatively simple puzzle for those who know algebra and probability, I do not know any way to do this one without them, and hence the younger … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #65: The On-Off Game

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Alok Goyal

Welcome back…I was traveling for a month and hence no posts…but normal service resumes! I got many answers to this puzzle, and most of them correct. While I had done this myself, I got a nice and easy explanation for … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #64: Unique Country

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Alok Goyal

I think I went a little bit overboard with the puzzle I posted last week…did not get any correct answer. Was hoping that there must be some Computer Scientists who will send me the answer! Anyway the answer is that … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #63: The Funny Equation

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Alok Goyal

Thanks for a great response…got many correct answers, including some first timers. Anirudh Baddepudi was the first one to come back with the correct answer. Also had correct answers from Adila Sebastian, Rajesh Thakur, Anshu Goyal and Anubhav Gupta. Correct … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #62: How Much Did I Drink?

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Alok Goyal

Many people did this one correctly. First one to send the right answer was Ashish Gupta, my colleague at Helion. Also got correct answer from Pooja Goyal and Anirudh Baddepudi. Many people typically attempt this problem by doing a series, … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #61: How Many Pearls

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Alok Goyal

Many of you came back with the correct answer this time – thanks. I got the first correct from Shreya Mantripragada (9 year old, Bay Area). Also got correct answer from Anubhav Garg who explained his answer really well, Shruti … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #60: Hats and Survival

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Alok Goyal

I got a few correct answer, the first one came from Akash Tayal from New Jersey. Well done! Am taking the liberty of reproducing his answer directly: Out of total 8 permutations, There are 6 ways that the cap colors … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #59: Can You Move the Knights

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Alok Goyal

This was probably the first time I did not get any answer…felt sad 😦 In hindsight, I think the puzzle was a bit difficult. A group of children with whom I tried this puzzle all reached the conclusion that it … Continue reading →

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