How Many Cars?

Last number sequence challenge:

What is the missing number in the following sequence of numbers?

1, 5, 14, 30, ?, 91

1] 45

2] 55

3] 60

4] 70

5] None of these

Answer:

2] 55.

Why? You start with 1 which is incremented by the square of 2 or 4 which equals 5. The next number in the sequence is 5 plus the square of 3 (which is 9), which equals 14. The number to square at 30 is 5, so 30+25 (the square of 5) = 55.

Today’s Problem:

There are 3 societies A, B, C. A lent cars to B and C as many as they had already. After some time B gave as many tractors to A and C as many as they have. After sometime C did the same thing. At the end of this transaction each one of them had 24. Find the cars each originally had.

1] A had 21 cars, B had 39 cars and C had 12 cars

2] A had 39 cars, B had 39 cars and C had 12 cars

3] A had 39 cars, B had 21 cars and C had 19 cars

4] A had 39 cars, B had 21 cars and C had 12 cars

What is the Missing Number?

Last Problem:

What is the missing number in this series?

8 2 14 6 11 ? 14 6 18 12

1] 8

2] 6

3] 9

4] 11

Answer:

3] 9

[Hint: Divide the numbers into two sets of 5 numbers each and you will see the pattern]

Today’s number sequence challenge:

What is the missing number in the following sequence of numbers?

1, 5, 14, 30, ?, 91

1] 45

2] 55

3] 60

4] 70

5] None of these

What is the Missing Number in This Series?

Last Problem:

There are 3 triplet brothers. They look identical.

The oldest is John, he always tells the truth.

The second is Jack, he always tells a lie.

The third is Joe, he either tells the truth or a lie.

Jimmie Dean went to visit them one day. He was wondering who was who. So he asked each person a question. He asked the one who was sitting on the left:

“Who is the guy sitting in the middle?”.

The answer was “He is John.”

He asked the one who was sitting in the middle: “What is your name?”.

The answer was “I am Joe.”

He asked the one who was sitting on the right:

“What is the guy sitting in the middle?”.

The answer was “He is Jack.“

Jimmie Dean got really confused. Basically, he asked 3 same questions, but he got 3 different answers. Which is not true?

1] left most is Joe

2] middle is Jack

3] right is John

4] middle is John

Answer:

4] middle is John

Today’s Problem:

What is the missing number in this series?

8 2 14 6 11 ? 14 6 18 12

1] 8

2] 6

3] 9

4] 11

Where is the lie?

Yesterday’s Problem:

In a single throw of a dice, what is the probability of getting a number greater than 4?

1] 1/2

2] 2/3

3] 1/4

4] 1/3

Answer:

4] 1/3

There are six numbers on a die. The question asks about the probability the dice will show a 5 or a 6 (a number greater than 4). Therefore: 2/6 = 1/3

Today’s Problem:

There are 3 triplet brothers. They look identical.

The oldest is John, he always tells the truth.

The second is Jack, he always tells a lie.

The third is Joe, he either tells the truth or a lie.

Jimmie Dean went to visit them one day. He was wondering who was who. So he asked each person a question. He asked the one who was sitting on the left:

“Who is the guy sitting in the middle?”.

The answer was “He is John.”

He asked the one who was sitting in the middle: “What is your name?”.

The answer was “I am Joe.”

He asked the one who was sitting on the right:

“What is the guy sitting in the middle?”.

The answer was “He is Jack.“

Jimmie Dean got really confused. Basically, he asked 3 same questions, but he got 3 different answers. Which of the following statements is not true?

1] left most is Joe

2] middle is Jack

3] right is John

4] middle is John

One Throw of the Dice

Last Problem:

Sam and Mala have a conversation.

Sam says I am certainly not over 40.

Mala Says I am 38 and you are at least 5 years older than me.

Sam now says you are at least 39.

All the statements by the two are false. How old are they really?

1] Mala = 38 yrs, Sam =31 yrs

2] Mala = 38 yrs, Sam = 41 yrs

3] Mala = 31 yrs, Sam = 41 yrs

4] Mala = 45yrs,  Sam = 41 yrs

Answer:

2] Mala = 38 yrs, Sam = 41 yrs

Today’s Problem:

In a single throw of a dice, what is the probability of getting a number greater than 4?

1] 1/2

2] 2/3

3] 1/4

4] 1/3