River Crossing Puzzle for An Army Detachment
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An officer and 269 soldiers in his army detachment are to cross a river. Two boys are rowing about in the river in a small boat. The boat is...read on...
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An officer and 269 soldiers in his army detachment are to cross a river. Two boys are rowing about in the river in a small boat. The boat is...read on...
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Encrypted Arithmetic puzzle of addition: EAT and THAT are added to produce the result APPLE. Each letter is a different number. Find the letters values.
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Math Olympiad Question: 2a + 2b + 2c = 148, a, b, c = ?. Can you solve in 2 minutes? Use basic math concepts and reasoning.
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Crack the five clue number lock puzzle with code 241 in a clue. The clues are with a 3 digit code and correctness descriptions of digits and positions.
Seven clues are given, each with a 4 digit code and hints on correct digits and their placements. Find the correct code from the clues to open the lock.
Given five clues, each with a 5 digit code and hints on correct digits and their placements, can you find the correct code from the clues to open the lock?
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In this number lock puzzle with clue code 682 and 5 clues, each clue describes position and correctness of 3 digits in its code. Can you crack the code?
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Challenge: Find the correct number lock code from three Clues each with a 3 digit code and hints on correct digits and their placements. Time 5 minutes.
Number lock puzzle 9285: Can you crack the 4 digit number lock code from the five clues? Each 4 digit clue hints on correct digits and placements.
Twin birth statistics puzzle: In a year, 3% of births give rise to twins. What percentage of population is a twin: 3%, less than 3% or, more than 3%?