#251 - Count The Number Of Triangles In Figure

Can you count the number of triangles in the puzzle below ?

Count The Number Of Triangles In Figure
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There are 56 triangles add up to in the Snowflake outline.

There are 5 in the huge equilateral triangle part into littler equilateral triangles.
There are 3 inside the focal little equilateral triangle utilizing the middle vertex.
There are 18 (3 * 6) with the additional hexagonal sides around the little equilateral triangle.
There are 30 (3 * 10) with the additional hexagonal sides around the vast equilateral triangle.

#252 - Find Out The Word Problem

Three words in English language end with the letters "g", "r" and "y". Out of those three words, two are - "hungry" and "angry".

The third word can be interpreted as something that we utilize every day. Can you find out what that word is ?

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The third word in energy.
You must be confused. If you read the question, it says that the word ends with "g", "r" and "y". There is no mention about the order of these letters.
Energy is utilized by us every day.

#253 - Switch Or Not Puzzle

You are presented with three boxes. One of them has a red ball inside and the other two have a black ball inside each of them. You are asked to pick up the one with red ball and you pick one. Now, one of the other boxes is opened and it is found to have a black ball.

You are presented with a chance to change your box with the one that is left closed. Will you change your box? Why or why not?

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When you picked up a random box, the probability that the red ball was inside was 1/3.
The chance that red ball was inside one of the two left boxes was 2/3. One box is opened and it is found to have a black ball.

Now you still have a probability of 1/3 that the ball inside your box is red. While the other box has a probability of 2/3 that the red ball is inside since the box that was opened has been taken out.

Thus, you must change the boxes and you will double the chances of getting a red ball.

#254 - Weird Boy Behavior Riddle

A police officer was passing by when he saw a guy hiding. He walked up to him and genially asked, "What is your name?"

"Shut up!" the boy responded.

"Where are your manners?" asked the outraged police officer.

"Up that tree," said the boy discourteously, directing to a neighbouring tree.

"You"re looking for trouble, aren"t you?" said the police officer.

"No, trouble is looking for me!" the boy answered solemnly.

Why is the boy behaving like this?

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The boy is not behaving rudely. His name is "Shut Up", and he is playing hide-and-seek with two of his friends - "Manners" and "Trouble". "Trouble" is the one who counted, so now he is looking for the other two boys. "Manners" is hiding up the tree.

#255 - Find The Next number In The Series

Find the next number in the following series:
6, 14, 26, 98, __?

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The next number will be 276.

6 = 1^1 + 2^1 + 3^1
14 = 1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2
36 = 1^3 + 2^3 + 3^3
98 = 1^4 + 2^4 + 3^4
276 = 1^5 + 2^5 + 3^5

#256 - Mathematical Symbols Riddle

Can you make the number 24 by utilizing the numbers 1, 3, 4 and 6? You must use one number only one time and you can use mathematical operation symbols anytime anywhere.

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6/(1 - 3/4) = 24

#257 - Trivia Number Riddle

A special integer exists in mathematics that shows a special property. If you subtract any number from that integer, the result will always be divisible by the successor of that number completely.

Do you know what that integer is ?

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The required integer is -1.

For an example, let us subtract 7 from -1.

-1 - 7 = -8

Now the successor of 7 is 8 and (-8) is exactly divisible by 8.

You can try that for any number and it will hold true.

#258 - Blocks Sequence Puzzle

Can you find out which options fits best with the missing column?

Blocks Sequence Puzzle
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Option "d" will fit in the missing space.

What is happening here? In every next column, the order is getting reversed and the lowest digit is omitted.

#259 - Who Am I Trivia

I am a five letter word and comprises of two different vowels and three same consonants. I am so strong that I can spoil your entire work.

Can you find out who am I?

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I am ERROR

#260 - Compare Quantity Puzzle

Suppose "s" represents the number of seconds in a day and "h" represents the number of hours in ten years (which will also include two leap years), can you calculate which quantity is greater from the two variables?

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S = 60 * 60 * 24 seconds = 86, 400 seconds.
H = (8 * 365 *24) + (2 * 366 *24) hours = 87, 648 hours

Clearly, H is greater than S even though not by much.