#441 - Matchstick Picture Puzzle
As you can see that fifteen matches have been used to form an arrangement. What you have to do is remove any six of them to make them ten.Can you do that?
As you can see that fifteen matches have been used to form an arrangement. What you have to do is remove any six of them to make them ten.Can you do that?
You have 10 balls with you. A friend of yours out of nowhere asks you to place those ten balls in five lines such that each of the lines have exactly 4 balls on them. He needs to check your intelligence. Prove him by doing the task.
Here is a Swiss Cross. You have to make two straight cuts in the figure so that it is divided into four congruent pieces. Also you should be able to join these pieces into a square then.Can you accept this challenge?
Assume the given figure to be a delicious doughnut. Yes, now you can concentrate more on the puzzle. So you have this delicious doughnut in your refrigerator when your friends come knocking at the door. There are eight of them. Now you have to make three cuts in this doughnut so that each one of you nine people can enjoy a piece of it. Neither you nor your friends would mind the size of their piece as long as they are getting it.How will you do it?
This is one of the solution how you can do it. There is another way to do it. Run the horses of your mind and find out yourself.
If we tell you that there is a relation between the numbers and letters in the given figure, can you analyze it and find the missing letter in the last box ?
The missing letter in the last box is Z.
Denote each alphabet to the corresponding number. For example, A = 1, B = 2, C = 3 and so on. Now you will find that the center digit is actually the product of the alphabets on both sides. In such case, the missing letter is Z.
=>G(7) * Z(26) = 182
Complete the following series:
1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, __?
100 will be the next number.
aJust check the spelling of every number. It does not contain the letter T. Thus the next number will be Hundred.
A ship is sailing in the water. It has a rope ladder hanging over its side. The rungs are 355 mm apart. Suppose if the water is rising one meter every 12 hours, how many rungs will be underwater after one day ?
It does not matter how much apart are the rungs as no matter at how much speed the water level rises, none of the rungs will go underwater. This is because with the water level rising, even the ship will be rising. Thus none of the rungs go underwater.
As you can see that fifteen matches have been used to form an arrangement. What you have to do is remove any six of them to make them ten.Can you do that?
The below given figure comprises of a pattern through which you can determine the missing letter. Can you push your mind to find the pattern and add the missing letter?
The missing letter is Q.
If you add the three numbers on each square, the value corresponds to the equivalent alphabet in the center. For example 6 + 4 + 4 = 14 and N is the 14th letter. Similarly 14 + 2 + 1 = 17 or the letter Q.