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Solution to Puzzle #129: The Einstein’s Puzzle

I got many answers for this puzzle, I think the title attracted quite a few people. First person to send the correct answer was Radhika Goyal, just ahead of her dad (Deepak Goyal), who was 10 minutes behind her. Others … Continue reading

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Solution to Puzzle #128: The Milkman Again

Apologies for not posting last weekend, I was traveling, and am likely to be traveling quite a bit in the next month, so there will be some irregularity in posting. This was a relatively simple one, lots of people sent … Continue reading

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Solution to Puzzle #127: Building and Eggs Again

This was a difficult puzzle, and I did not get any complete answer from anyone. Ofcourse, Alok Aggarwal, who contributed the puzzle, had an answer. I will replicate the answer I gave to Alok. The answer is 8, i.e. within … Continue reading

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Solution to Puzzle #126: The Tricky Square Root

Again received an overwhelming number of answers to this puzzle. People who answered it correctly included Pratik Poddar, Anant Aggarwal, Siddharth Mulherkar, Suman Saraf, P R Kumar and Amit Mittal. The puzzle had a simple trick to it, which is … Continue reading

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Solution to Puzzle #125: Test Your Creativity

I was overwhelmed not only by the response, but also by the creativity. While I do not like to single people out, Suman Saraf turned out to be the champion of creativity on this one, had some remarkable variations that … Continue reading

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Solution to Puzzle #124: Add the Numbers

Lot of correct answers to the puzzle – the ones who sent the correct answer include Siddharth Mulherkar (good to see you on the blog!), Sandeep Singhal, Ritesh Banglani, Aditya, Pratik Poddar, Suman Saraf, Karan Sharma (my nephew who gave … Continue reading

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Solution to Puzzle #123: Heavier or Lighter Weight

Apologies for not being able to send the answer last weekend. I got many correct answers for this one, and people sent different correct answers. Ones who sent correct answers include Pratik Poddar, Akash Tayal, Sandeep Singhal, Parag Dhanuka, Prakhar … Continue reading

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Solution to Puzzle #122: Sparrows on Trees

Wonderful puzzle and I got many correct answers. Ones to send the answers were Pratik Poddar, Prakhar Prakash, Suman Saraf, Karan Sharma and Girish Tutakne. The answer is that it can’t be done for 6 but can be done for … Continue reading

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Solution to Puzzle #121: The Spider and the Fly

This puzzle turned out to be more difficult than what I thought it was. There was only one correct answer – from Suman Saraf – very well done! The answer is 40 feet. There were a couple of people who … Continue reading

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Solution To Puzzle #120: The Efficient Electrician

Apologies for a long absence, was traveling abroad on the last two weekends and hence could not post. This was a difficult puzzle, and I received answers from only 3 people – Pratik Poddar, Rahul Rane and Suman Saraf. Well … Continue reading

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