#1131 - Smart Math Problem

As they say, beggars can't be choosers, in fact begger take what they can get. A begger on the street can make one cigarette out of every 6 cigarette butts he finds. After one whole day of searching and checking public ashtrays the begger finds a total of 72 cigarette butts. How many cigarettes can he make and smoke from the butts he found?

Smart Math Problem

14
If the begger can make a whole cigarette from 6 butts then he can make 12 cigarettes from the 72 he found. Once he smokes those, he then will have another 12 butts, which gives him enough to make another 2 cigarettes. A total of 14.

#1132 - Hard Algebra Puzzle

ALFA + BETA + GAMA = DELTA.
Solve This ?

Hard Algebra Puzzle

5795 + 6435 + 2505 = 14735 or
5305 + 2475 + 6595 = 14375

#1133 - Find The Word Puzzle

Begin with a word, five letters to my name,
Remove the first and last but I am the same
Take out my middle and still I remain.
What word am I?

Find The Word Puzzle

Empty. (mpt, emty or mt depending on your interpretation)

#1134 - Classic Hens Eggs Puzzle

A chicken farmer has figured out that a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half. How many hens does the farmer need to produce one dozen eggs in six days?

Classic Hens Eggs Puzzle

the farmer needs 3 hens to produce 12 eggs in 6 days

This is a classic problem that many people get wrong because they reason that half of a hen cannot lay an egg, and a hen cannot lay half an egg. However, we can get a satisfactory solution by treating this as a purely mathematical problem where the numbers represent averages.

To solve the problem, we first need to find the rate at which the hens lay eggs. The problem can be represented by the following equation, where RATE is the number of eggs produced per hen·day:

1½ hens × 1½ days × RATE = 1½ eggs

We convert this to fractions thus:
3/2 hens × 3/2 days × RATE = 3/2 eggs

Multiplying both sides of the equation by 2/3, we get:
1 hen × 3/2 days × RATE = 1 egg

Multiplying both sides of the equation again by 2/3 and solving for RATE, we get:
RATE = 2/3 eggs per hen·day

Now that we know the rate at which hens lay eggs, we can calculate how many hens (H) can produce 12 eggs in six days using the following equation:

H hens × 6 days × 2/3 eggs per hen·day = 12 eggs

Solving for H, we get:
H = 12 eggs /(6 days × 2/3 eggs per hen·day) = 12/4 = 3 hens

Therefore, the farmer needs 3 hens to produce 12 eggs in 6 days.

#1135 - Half Full Or Half Empty Riddle

There is a barrel with no lid and some wine in it. 'This barrel of wine is more than half full,' said Curly. 'No it's not,' says Mo. 'It's less than half full.' Without any measuring implements and without removing any wine from the barrel, how can they easily determine who is correct?

Half Full Or Half Empty Riddle

Tilt the barrel until the wine barely touches the lip of the barrel. If the bottom of the barrel is visible then it is less than half full. If the barrel bottom is still completly coverd by the wine, then it is more than half full.

#1136 - Joke Riddle

Why did the boy throw the butter out of the window?

Joke Riddle

Because he wanted to see the butter fly (butterfly)

#1137 - Tricky Question

One day, Lavesh and his friends were playing around. Tarun hit something with a Pin and it popped. Lavesh's dad came in the room that very moment, but he wasn't mad. In fact, he was smiling. What did Mark hit?

Tricky Question

A Balloon , It was Lavesh Birthday.

#1138 - Identify The 4 Numbers

Using the clues below, what four numbers am I thinking of?

The sum of all the numbers is 31.
One number is odd.
The highest number minus the lowest number is 7.
If you subtract the middle two numbers, it equals two.
There are no duplicate numbers.

Identify The 4 Numbers

The digits are 12, 5, 6, and 8

#1139 - Who is the oldest Puzzle

Kareena is older than Bipasha. Bipasha is younger than Karishma and younger than Katrina. Katrina is older than Kareena and Alonso, who are older than Karishma.If Alonso and Kareena are twins, who's oldest?

Who is the oldest Puzzle

Katrina

#1140 - What Are We

We can be boring,
Or interesting.
We can be long,
Or short.
We can have pictures,
Or just words.
Many love us,
But many also hate us.

What are we?

What Are We

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