Category Archives: Solution

Solution to Puzzle #48: The Twelve Matches

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Alok Goyal

Once again, thank you for the overwhelming response, and I was very happy to see that the two correct answers came from two children – from Muskaan Mittal and Ashish Tutakne – well done! A very creative answer from Pankaj … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #47: Each Digit Only Once

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Alok Goyal

First of all, need to thank Ankita and Mohit again for the puzzle…wonderful one. Got lots and lots of answers, and as it turns out, there are quite a few answers. Proper treatment of the answer requires a video but … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #46: A Fork in the Road

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Alok Goyal

Got a pretty enthusiastic response to this puzzle, and I am very happy to see that many people tried it with their children. First person to come back with a correct answer was Anirudh Baddepudi from Singapore. Well done Anirudh! … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #45: Prime Numbers

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Alok Goyal

Apologies for not posting the solution last week, was traveling out of town on vacation. Also need to thank everyone for a “bumper response” to the puzzle. I got more answers to this puzzle than any other puzzle in the … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #43: The Triangular Duel

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Alok Goyal

This is the best response to a puzzle in recent times – thanks everyone! This was a slightly difficult question, the first correct answer for the first part came from Girish Tutakne again. Only one fully correct answer came from … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #42: How Wide is the River

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Alok Goyal

Great response to this puzzle – thank you so much! I was surprised to see the activity in countries like Germany and Singapore this time, in addition to the activity I see in India and US – appreciate all the … Continue reading →

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Solution to puzzle #41: Yet Another Handshake Puzzle

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Alok Goyal

I was surprised this time to see only one correct answer from Alok Kuchlous, one of the best puzzle solvers I have known since my IIT days. I also got a very good attempt from Shruti Mittal (from Mumbai), but … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #40: White-Tailed Cats

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Alok Goyal

Two children sent me correct answers this time. Like last time, Shruti Mittal (from Mumbai) was the first one to send me a correct answer, and Danny Mittal (from Virginia, USA) also sent me a correct answer. Very well done! … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #39: Triangle of Cards

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Alok Goyal

I was very happy to see that many more people tried the puzzle this time compared to the last few weeks. The only correct answer I received though this time was from a new visitor – Shruti Mittal, 15 years … Continue reading →

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Solution to Puzzle #38: Famous Handshake Puzzle

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Alok Goyal

I got only one correct answer for the puzzle, from Anku Jain – Well done and thanks! Anku’s answer was better explained than the source itself, and hence taking the liberty of reproducing his answer verbatim here. Assuming, no one … Continue reading →

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