#1441 - How Many Triangles Puzzle

How many triangles can you count in the figure given ?

How Many Triangles Puzzle

38

Let us begin by counting the smallest triangles assuming that they are 1 unit in side. You can find 12 triangles facing upwards (3 + 4 + 3 + 2) and 12 triangles facing downwards.

Now move to the bigger triangle with say side of 2 units. You can find 6 upward facing triangles (3 + 2 + 1) and 6 downward facing triangles.

Next are the biggest triangles with side 3 units (assumingly). You can find 1 upward facing triangle and 1 downward facing triangle.

12 + 12 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 1 = 38

#1442 - Popular Number Puzzle

You ask your friend to pick a random number and you have to make five guesses in order to find the number. You write all your guessed numbers on a paper and the differences between the guessed number and the picked number is written on another paper.

After that, one number is erased from each of the paper. Now there are only four numbers on each paper:

Guesses: 27, 32, 44, 45
Differences: 5, 7, 10, 13

Can you find out what is the number?

Popular Number Puzzle

37

The number is 37.
The missing guess can be either 24 or 50 and the missing difference is 8.

#1443 - Critical Thinking Riddle

Bill bought a new car. He has a habit of eating ice cream from a particular ice cream shop while returning home from office. Whenever, he eats strawberry ice cream, he faces no problem. But whenever, he eats chocolate ice cream, the car starts giving problem. At first, he thinks, it is just a co-incidence but when this awkward incident happens for 3-4 times, he reports this problem to the company.

The mechanic of the company checks but finds no problem at all. The next day, when he stops by to eat chocolate ice cream, the car again starts giving problem.

Can you find the possible reason?

Critical Thinking Riddle

This is because the queue for the chocolate ice cream is very long. Thus, the engine gets cold and becomes troublesome. While the queue for strawberry ice cream is short.

#1444 - Fun Quick Riddle

Ok before we begin with the puzzle, do keep in mind that you have to answer it quickly.

You are participating in a car race. Seeking the perfect moment, you overtake the second person in the race. What positions are you in now?

Fun Quick Riddle

If you answered first you are wrong. You are the second one as you overtook the second person and took his place.

#1445 - Whatsapp Website Names Riddles

This one is a popular quiz/puzzle among the whatsapp users. Can you find out the name of the websites depicted using the emojis of whatsapp in this picture ?

Whatsapp Website Names Riddles

1. Facebook
2. Skype
3. Four Square
4. Google +
5. Yahoo
6. Youtube
7. Book my show
8. Ibibo
9. Hotmail
10. Wikipedia

#1446 - Tricky Iq Question

A girl gave lift to a guy. After being dropped at his home, the guy asked for her name. She told him that her name is hidden in her car's number.

The guy noted the girl's car's number to be: WV733N

Can you find out the name ?

Tricky Iq Question

Just look at the number upside down. The girl's name is NEELAM.

#1447 - Square Figure Puzzle

Look at the picture and find out which square is not linked with any of the other squares.

Square Figure Puzzle

Square 17, 19 and 23 are not linked with other squares.

#1448 - How Many Triangles Are There

Can you count the number of triangles in the given figure? PS: Think hard as it is not easy as it seems.

How Many Triangles Are There

There are a total of 47 triangles.

Let us divide the triangles in this figure in three equal triangles (triangles formed by connecting outer side to the center of the circle) and then count the number in each category by taking two or more together.

At first, let us count the triangles that are in one part. There are 4 non-overlapping and 3 overlapping triangles. This means that the total triangles are 7 * 3 = 21.

Next, we pick up the triangles by taking two parts together. There are 8 such triangles. 8 * 3 = 24.

Lastly, the triangles by taking all 3 parts together, we find there are only 2 triangles.

21 + 24 + 2 = 47.

#1449 - Test Your Visual Intelligence

Find out which of the given views in the picture is accurately the top view of the given pyramid.

Test Your Visual Intelligence

C is the top view of the given pyramid.

#1450 - Adobe Interview Puzzle IPL

The IPL (Indian Premier League) is about to start. A total of nine teams are participating in the league. As per the game play, each team will have to play two matches with every other team and then the top four teams are to be qualified for the playoffs.

Can you identify the minimum wins required for any team to ensure a place in the playoffs?

Adobe Interview Puzzle IPL

Total number of matches that are to be played are:
9C2 * 2
= 9! / (2!7!) * 2
= 8 * 9
= 72
And thus each team will play 16 matches.

Now let us examine the possible cases.

Case 1:
If suppose, Team A, Team B and Team C wins 14 matches each i.e. they lose 1 match each from the other two teams, then the Team D can win only 16 - 3 * 2 = 10 matches.

Case 2:
Now let us suppose if the top four teams win 13 matches each.
Team A: 13 wins and 3 loses from Team B, Team C and Team D.
Team B: 13 wins and 3 loses from Team A, Team C and Team D.
Team C: 13 wins and 3 loses from Team A, Team B and Team D.
Team D: 13 wins and 3 loses from Team A, Team B and Team C.

In this case, the Team E can only win a maximum of 8 matches as Team A, Team B, Team C and Team D will win all the matches played by E.

Case 3:
If suppose the top five team wins 12 matches each.
Team A: 12 wins and 3 loses from Team B, Team C, Team D and Team E.
Team B: 12 wins and 3 loses from Team A, Team C, Team D and Team E.
Team C: 12 wins and 3 loses from Team A, Team B, Team D and Team E.
Team D: 12 wins and 3 loses from Team A, Team B, Team C and Team E.
Team E: 12 wins and 3 loses from Team A, Team B, Team C and Team D.

Now Team E wins 12 matches but it still won't be able to qualify for the playoffs (assuming that it has the lowest run rate).

Therefore from case 2, it can be said that a team must win at least 13 matches to be sure to play in the playoffs.