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Solution to Puzzle #23: Yet Another Magic Square
….and the winner once again is….Ruchir Godura – He happened to be the only one this time to give a correct answer! Thanks to everyone who tried the puzzle. Here is a link to the video to explain the answer … Continue reading
Puzzle #23: Yet Another Magic Square
I came across this rather interesting “magical” square – let’s see if you can figure out the trick behind this. This is good for all ages. In general, magic square refers to a grid of numbers where each row, column … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #22: Cutting the Cube
Many people came back with correct answers to the puzzle, though I was disappointed that only adults attempted it, I wish that some of you had shared this with your children! Congratulations again to Ruchir Godura in being the first … Continue reading
Puzzle #22: Cutting the Cube
This is a puzzle picked up from one of Martin Gardner collections. Might be just a touch difficult for kids, but worth trying. A carpenter, working with a buzz saw, wishes to cut a wooden cube, three inches on a … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #21: Stuck on the Roof
Apologies for the delayed posting of the solution – I was on vacation on both of the previous weekends, traveling outside the country. As I mentioned in the puzzle, this was a lateral thinking puzzle. The first person to answer … Continue reading
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Puzzle #21: Stuck on the Roof (A Lateral thinking problem)…
This is a very nice lateral thinking problem I picked up from this wonderful collection of puzzles (http://gurmeet.net/puzzles/). Rajeev is trapped atop a building 200m high. He has with him a rope 150m long. There is a hook at the … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #20: The Monty Hall Problem
This is a very tantalizing puzzle. At the outset it is very difficult to see why the odds should be different than 50-50. Thanks to everyone who responded, and there were many who did. The answer goes as follows: Contestants … Continue reading
Puzzle #20: The Monty Hall Problem (Very Interesting – Must try!)
This is a puzzle I picked up from the Movie “21” that I was watching 2 days back. The scene is a class in MIT, where the professor gives this problem to one of the students. Here it goes: Suppose … Continue reading
Solution to Puzzle #19: Find the Average Salary
This puzzle generated more responses than any of the other puzzles I have sent to date – thanks for the overwhelming response. What was more heartening was the creativity of the different solutions I received. In the solution, therefore, I … Continue reading
Puzzle #19: Find the Average Salary
This is one of the best puzzles I have posted, and would highly encourage all of you to try it – kids as well as adults. Four honest and hard-working computer engineers are sipping coffee at Starbucks. They wish to … Continue reading
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