[algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
noon + moon + soon = june find the values of the alphabets to satisfy this equation -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread shady
give one reason why i shouldnt ban you On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:53 PM, priya ramesh love.for.programm...@gmail.com wrote: noon + moon + soon = june find the values of the alphabets to satisfy this equation -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread Bhavani Pradeep
4114 +2114 +0114 =6342 Just guess work!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
@bhavani : i too got a similar answer :) I guess it has several answers! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread Bhavani Pradeep
sorry earlier answer was wrong!! 4114 +5114 +0114 =9342 Assuming each alphabet has a unique digit -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
yup it's correct now :) :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread Bhavani Pradeep
Im not able to think of any other answer other than this!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
2442 +1442 +5442 -- 9326 2442 5442 1442 9326 - other answers :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread Bhavani Pradeep
oh yeah... just stopped thinking after finding one solution :P -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
me too :P On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Bhavani Pradeep dbprad...@gmail.comwrote: oh yeah... just stopped thinking after finding one solution :P -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to

[algogeeks] [Brain Teaser]Popular Puzzle of the week

2011-07-03 Thread Birender rawat
*Hi,* * * *Based on most comments, The popular puzzle of the last week is* * * * * * http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/find-next-number.html?biren=biren * * * ** * * *http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/equation-puzzle.html?** biren=biren* * * * * *You Can Also follow us on

Re: [algogeeks] [Brain Teaser]Popular Puzzle of the week

2011-07-03 Thread shady
banned :) On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Birender rawat birender.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Hi,* * * *Based on most comments, The popular puzzle of the last week is* * * * * * http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/find-next-number.html?biren=biren * * * ** * *

[algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Statement Riddle

2011-06-27 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Statement Riddle - 27 june * * * ** *'Ferari driver' easily beats the 'force indain driver' in a two care race.How did Indian newspapers * *truthfully report so to look as 'force indain drive' had outdone the 'ferari driver' Think ?? * *Update Your Answers at* : Click

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Statement Riddle

2011-06-27 Thread shady
if moderators are alive, can they ban him ? On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Statement Riddle - 27 june * * * ** *'Ferari driver' easily beats the 'force indain driver' in a two care race.How did Indian newspapers * *truthfully report so to

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Statement Riddle

2011-06-27 Thread Shachindra A C
+1 to shady's post. Please ban him. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:32 PM, shady sinv...@gmail.com wrote: if moderators are alive, can they ban him ? On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Statement Riddle - 27 june * * * ** *'Ferari driver' easily

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Statement Riddle

2011-06-27 Thread sharad kumar
i have added anton nomiste as the new moderator... On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:36 PM, sharad kumar aryansmit3...@gmail.comwrote: banned!!! On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:32 PM, shady sinv...@gmail.com wrote: if moderators are alive, can they ban him ? On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Lavesh

[algogeeks] [BRAIN TEASER]Popular Puzzle of the week

2011-06-26 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Hi,* * * *Based on most comments, The popular puzzle of the last week is* * * * http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/find-next-number.html?lavesh=lavesh * * * ** * * * http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/sherlock-puzzle.html?lavesh=lavesh * * * You Can Also follow us on Facebook

Re: [algogeeks] [BRAIN TEASER]Popular Puzzle of the week

2011-06-26 Thread Arpit Sood
this is so helpful :P On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Hi,* * * *Based on most comments, The popular puzzle of the last week is* * * * http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/find-next-number.html?lavesh=lavesh * * * ** * *

[algogeeks] [BRAIN TEASER] Puzzle Digest Of The Week 20th-June to 24th June

2011-06-25 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Hi* * * *Puzzle Digest Of The Week 20th-June to 24th June* * http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/sherlock-puzzle.html?lavesh=lavesh * * * * http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-word-am-i.html?lavesh=lavesh * * *

Re: [algogeeks] [Brain Teaser] Sherlock puzzle 24 June

2011-06-24 Thread Vishal Thanki
she got killed because of suffocation :P On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: sherlock puzzle Solution - 24 june A wife and her husband were driving in their car on the highway. All of a sudden, they ran out of gas. So the husband said to the wife,

Re: [algogeeks] [Brain Teaser] Sherlock puzzle 24 June

2011-06-24 Thread Anika Jain
she died out of shock or heart attack.. On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Vishal Thanki vishaltha...@gmail.comwrote: she got killed because of suffocation :P On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: sherlock puzzle Solution - 24 june A wife and her

[algogeeks] [brain teaser] What word am I

2011-06-23 Thread Lavesh Rawat
What word am I - 23 june * * *I am eight letters long - “12345678” * *My 1234 is an atmospheric condition. My 34567 supports a plant. My 4567 is to appropriate. My 45 is a friendly thank-you. My 678 is a man’s name. Q: What word am I? * *Update Your Answers at* : Click

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser] What word am I

2011-06-23 Thread Kunal Yadav
MISTAKEN On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: What word am I - 23 june * * *I am eight letters long - “12345678” * *My 1234 is an atmospheric condition. My 34567 supports a plant. My 4567 is to appropriate. My 45 is a friendly thank-you. My 678 is

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] A Riddle

2011-06-22 Thread Yameni Dhankar
was he driving an ambulance? On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *A Riddle ** * * * ** *A bus driver was heading down a street in Delhi. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a 'no left turn' sign and he

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] A Riddle

2011-06-22 Thread Vishal Thanki
was he driving a bus or tram? On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Yameni Dhankar yamenid...@gmail.com wrote: was he driving an ambulance? On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: A Riddle A bus driver was heading down a street in Delhi. He went right past

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] A Riddle

2011-06-22 Thread Shachindra A C
he was walking On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Vishal Thanki vishaltha...@gmail.comwrote: was he driving a bus or tram? On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Yameni Dhankar yamenid...@gmail.com wrote: was he driving an ambulance? On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat

Re: [algogeeks] [Brain Teaser] Extraordinary Riddle 21 june

2011-06-21 Thread Navneet Gupta
Time-Date was 12:34 5/6/78 On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: Extraordinary Riddle  21 june Something Extraordinary happened on May 6th 1978 at 12:34am what was that? Update Your Answers at : Click Here Solution: Will be updated after 1 day --

[algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Friday The 13th Riddle

2011-06-17 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Friday The 13 Riddle ** **- 17 june * * * *Many people would think Friday the 13th will be an unlucky day. Is it possible that there is no Friday on 13th through the whole year? How many Fridays at 13th can we have in a year at most? Can you calculate it out?* * * *Update Your Answers at* : Click

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-17 Thread varun pahwa
if we rotate again prob. of bullet is 1/3. and if we pull the trigger then prob of bullet will be 1/4. so its safe to pull the trigger without rotation. On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Anika Jain anika.jai...@gmail.com wrote: henry will give the answer that will favour to save him.. so if

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Number Trick Riddle

2011-06-16 Thread sunny agrawal
n^2 On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Number Trick Riddle - 16 june * * * * *** ** *Sonal asked the class to see if they could find the sum of the first 50 odd numbers. As everyone settled down to their addition, Lavesh ran to her and said, 'The

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Number Trick Riddle

2011-06-16 Thread Nitish Garg
n^2. Easy One! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/algogeeks/-/ztyVPtQgX64J. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser 15 june ] Engineer Physicist Mathematician puzzle

2011-06-15 Thread Anika Jain
earth is a sphere i.e consisiting of infinite circles.. so mathematician had put the fence around that circle of the sphere where fence's length is equal to the circle's perimeter. On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: Engineer Physicist Mathematician

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser 15 june ] Engineer Physicist Mathematician puzzle

2011-06-15 Thread amit kumar
@anika jain: will u plz xplain?? On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Anika Jain anika.jai...@gmail.com wrote: earth is a sphere i.e consisiting of infinite circles.. so mathematician had put the fence around that circle of the sphere where fence's length is equal to the circle's perimeter. On

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser 15 june ] Engineer Physicist Mathematician puzzle

2011-06-15 Thread subramania jeeva
The mathematician made a small fence around himself and declared himself to be on the outside the fence... :-) Cheers ~ Jeeva ~ On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 5:40 PM, amit kumar amitthecoo...@gmail.com wrote: @anika jain: will u plz xplain?? On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Anika

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser 15 june ] Engineer Physicist Mathematician puzzle

2011-06-15 Thread Rohit Sindhu
@jeeva ... rather we can say that that the mathematician made a dot (circle of zero radius) and declared everything inside the circle (point) outside the fence :) On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 6:41 PM, subramania jeeva subramaniaje...@gmail.com wrote: The mathematician made a small fence around

[algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Sign Puzzle

2011-06-14 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Sign Puzzle - 14 june * * * *As the school year was progressing, a teacher was distressed that more and more of her students were beginning to tease and make fun of one another. She decided to do something about it. When they returned to the classroom after Spring Break, they saw a mirror on

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Sign Puzzle

2011-06-14 Thread nicks
I LIKE YOU LIKE YOU ARE On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Sign Puzzle - 14 june * * * *As the school year was progressing, a teacher was distressed that more and more of her students were beginning to tease and make fun of one another. She

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Sign Puzzle

2011-06-14 Thread shady
it means that time has come for you to get banned. Very bad puzzle. Oh, sorry, it was a joke. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Sign Puzzle - 14 june * * * *As the school year was progressing, a teacher was distressed that more and more of her

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-14 Thread Anika Jain
henry will give the answer that will favour to save him.. so if rotated then probab. of getting safe is 2/3=0.666 and if not rotated then probab. of getting safe is 3/4=0.75 so its better to not to rotate.. On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:36 AM, Arpit Sood soodfi...@gmail.com wrote: +1 to Kunal's

[algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-13 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver - 13* June * * ** *Henry has been caught stealing cattle, and is brought into town for justice. The judge is his ex-wife Gretchen, who wants to show him some sympathy, but the law clearly calls for two shots to be taken at Henry from close range. To make

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-13 Thread sunny agrawal
Pull the Trigger Again ?? On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver - 13* June * * * *** ** *Henry has been caught stealing cattle, and is brought into town for justice. The judge is his ex-wife Gretchen, who wants to

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-13 Thread Piyush Sinha
should rotate again.. On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM, sunny agrawal sunny816.i...@gmail.comwrote: Pull the Trigger Again ?? On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver - 13* June * * ** *Henry has been caught

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-13 Thread Piyush Sinha
ignore the above answerit shouldn't rotate again... On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Piyush Sinha ecstasy.piy...@gmail.comwrote: should rotate again.. On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM, sunny agrawal sunny816.i...@gmail.comwrote: Pull the Trigger Again ?? On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:01

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-13 Thread Kunal Patil
Assuming everything is unbiased: probability of the next slot to contain a bullet (given, first was empty) would be (1/4) = 0.25 After spinning: prob(bullet) = (2/6) = 0.334... We want to minimize the probability... thus answer should be just to pull the trigger again.. On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-13 Thread Douglas Diniz
Six-chambered revolver, so 2 bullets in sequence is the same as 1 bullet in Five-chambered. So, pull the trigger again = 1/5 + 1/5 = 2/5 (to die) Rotate again = 2/6 + 1/6 = 1/3 (to die) So, is better to rotate again On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Kunal Patil kp101...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver 13 june

2011-06-13 Thread Arpit Sood
+1 to Kunal's post i think if you rotate again prob. of getting shot is 1/3 and not 1/2 On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:56 PM, sunny agrawal sunny816.i...@gmail.comwrote: @Douglas i don't understand your probablity analysis but still for Rotate again as in your analysis 2/6+1/6 = 1/2 pull the

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find next number in series 10 june

2011-06-11 Thread sunny agrawal
@terence which game ?? On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Terence technic@gmail.com wrote: 42, 47 A popular game.:) On 2011-6-10 18:11, ankur aggarwal wrote: 42, 49 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « • vipulmehta.1...@gmail.com 42, 47 just guessing according to the pattern. On Fri, Jun 10,

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find next number in series 10 june

2011-06-10 Thread • » νιρυℓ « •
42, 47 just guessing according to the pattern. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Find next number in series * * * ** *What are the next two numbers in this sequence? 7, 14, 17, 21, 27, 28, 35, 37, ?, ? * * * *Update Your Answers at* : Click

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find next number in series 10 june

2011-06-10 Thread ankur aggarwal
42, 49 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « • vipulmehta.1...@gmail.com 42, 47 just guessing according to the pattern. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Find next number in series * * *** * * ** *What are the next two numbers in this sequence? 7, 14, 17,

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find next number in series 10 june

2011-06-10 Thread nicks
@ankur..how did you get that...explain..plz On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:11 AM, ankur aggarwal aggarwal11...@gmail.comwrote: 42, 49 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « • vipulmehta.1...@gmail.com 42, 47 just guessing according to the pattern. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Lavesh Rawat

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find next number in series 10 june

2011-06-10 Thread varun pahwa
may be 42,47. actually table of seven and a digit 7. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:29 AM, nicks crazy.logic.k...@gmail.com wrote: @ankur..how did you get that...explain..plz On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:11 AM, ankur aggarwal aggarwal11...@gmail.comwrote: 42, 49 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « •

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Famous Probability puzzle SHOOT

2011-06-10 Thread Anika Jain
Mr. White On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 8:07 PM, amit kumar amitthecoo...@gmail.com wrote: Mr. White On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM, nicks crazy.logic.k...@gmail.com wrote: what does the highest chance of survival ? mean.. is it about black's survival or overall survival.i'm confused

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Secret Code puzzle 9 june

2011-06-09 Thread • » νιρυℓ « •
74658 On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: *Secret Code puzzle * * * ** *A man wanted to get into his work building, but he had forgotten his code. However, he did remember five clues. These are what those clues were: The fifth number plus the third

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Secret Code puzzle 9 june

2011-06-09 Thread balaji a
7 4 6 5 8 On 9 Jun 2011 13:37, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: *Secret Code puzzle * * * ** *A man wanted to get into his work building, but he had forgotten his code. However, he did remember five clues. These are what those clues were: The fifth number plus the third number equals

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Secret Code puzzle 9 june

2011-06-09 Thread Naveen Kumar
7 4 6 5 8 On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: *Secret Code puzzle * * * ** *A man wanted to get into his work building, but he had forgotten his code. However, he did remember five clues. These are what those clues were: The fifth number plus the

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Secret Code puzzle 9 june

2011-06-09 Thread nicks
Simple Problem :( On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:28 AM, snehi jain snehijai...@gmail.com wrote: 7 4 6 5 8 On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Naveen Kumar naveenkumarve...@gmail.comwrote: 7 4 6 5 8 On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Secret Code puzzle

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Secret Code puzzle 9 june

2011-06-09 Thread shashankreddy509
74658 is the answer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/algogeeks/-/tk1YfCtLvWkJ. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Famous Probability puzzle SHOOT

2011-06-08 Thread Kunal Yadav
Mr. Black On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Famous Probability puzzle shoot * * * ** *Mr. Black, Mr. Gray, and Mr. White are fighting in a truel. They each get a gun and take turns shooting at each other until only one person is left. Mr. Black,

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Famous Probability puzzle SHOOT

2011-06-08 Thread Naveen Kumar
Nice Answer Kunal... He will shot himself. But I didn't get the logic behind it. On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Kunal Yadav kunalyada...@gmail.com wrote: Mr. Black On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Famous Probability puzzle shoot * * * **

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Famous Probability puzzle SHOOT

2011-06-08 Thread DeVaNsH gUpTa
In the air without aiming any of the two. On 6/8/11, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: *Famous Probability puzzle shoot * * * ** *Mr. Black, Mr. Gray, and Mr. White are fighting in a truel. They each get a gun and take turns shooting at each other until only one person is left.

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Famous Probability puzzle SHOOT

2011-06-08 Thread nicks
what does the highest chance of survival ? mean.. is it about black's survival or overall survival.i'm confused On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:33 AM, DeVaNsH gUpTa devanshgupta...@gmail.comwrote: In the air without aiming any of the two. On 6/8/11, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser] Salman age puzzle 7 june

2011-06-08 Thread coder dumca
84 years really good . On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Terence technic@gmail.com wrote: 84 years. The well known Diophantus Riddle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diophantus#Biography On 2011-6-7 16:03, Lavesh Rawat wrote: *Salman age puzzle * * * * * ** *salman's youth

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-08 Thread Kunal Patil
Ohh...that was a hard one...[?] On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 10:30 AM, shashankreddy509 shashankreddy...@gmail.com wrote: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TwinPrimes.html http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TwinPrimes.html have look at this link... -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Famous Probability puzzle SHOOT

2011-06-08 Thread amit kumar
Mr. White On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM, nicks crazy.logic.k...@gmail.com wrote: what does the highest chance of survival ? mean.. is it about black's survival or overall survival.i'm confused On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:33 AM, DeVaNsH gUpTa devanshgupta...@gmail.comwrote: In the

[algogeeks] [brain teaser] Salman age puzzle 7 june

2011-06-07 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Salman age puzzle * * * ** *salman's youth lasted one sixth of his life. He grew a beard after one twelfth more. After one seventh more of his life, he married. 5 years later, he and his wife had a son. The son lived exactly one half as long as his father, and salman died four years after his

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser] Salman age puzzle 7 june

2011-06-07 Thread Naveen Kumar
84 years On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote: *Salman age puzzle * * * ** *salman's youth lasted one sixth of his life. He grew a beard after one twelfth more. After one seventh more of his life, he married. 5 years later, he and his wife had a son.

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser] Salman age puzzle 7 june

2011-06-07 Thread nicks
yup.84 years :) On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Naveen Kumar naveenkumarve...@gmail.comwrote: 84 years On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Salman age puzzle * * * ** *salman's youth lasted one sixth of his life. He grew a beard after one

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser] Salman age puzzle 7 june

2011-06-07 Thread Terence
84 years. The well known Diophantus Riddle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diophantus#Biography On 2011-6-7 16:03, Lavesh Rawat wrote: ***Salman age puzzle * ** *** *** ** ***salman's youth lasted one sixth of his life. He grew a beard after one twelfth

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser] Salman age puzzle 7 june

2011-06-07 Thread Ashish kumar Jain
84 years. On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Naveen Kumar naveenkumarve...@gmail.comwrote: 84 years On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Salman age puzzle * * * ** *salman's youth lasted one sixth of his life. He grew a beard after one twelfth

[algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-06 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Find The Next Number * * * ** *What are the next three numbers in this series? 4, 6, 12, 18, 30, 42, 60, 72, 102, 108, ?, ?, ? * *Update Your Answers at* : Click Herehttp://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/find-next-number-6-june.html?lavesh=lavesh Solution: Will be updated after 1 day

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-06 Thread shashankreddy509
can any one tell the logic of this problem.. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/algogeeks/-/TGc5eGkxUzhXLW9K. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-06 Thread Arpit Sood
search about twin primes On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:31 PM, shashankreddy509 shashankreddy...@gmail.com wrote: can any one tell the logic of this problem.. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To view this discussion on the web

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-06 Thread shashankreddy509
thanks Arpit -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/algogeeks/-/VXJkN2RnOTBnOU1K. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-06 Thread coder dumca
I still didn't got arpit can u explain pls. On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:15 AM, shashankreddy509 shashankreddy...@gmail.com wrote: thanks Arpit -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To view this discussion on the web visit

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-06 Thread Arpit Sood
(3 5) (5 7) (11 13) (17 19) so in short if you do a +1, -1 to these pairs you will get one number 4, 6, 12, 18.. and it goes like this On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:04 AM, coder dumca coder.du...@gmail.com wrote: I still didn't got arpit can u explain pls. On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:15

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-06 Thread nicks
nice One !! On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 1:02 PM, coder dumca coder.du...@gmail.com wrote: thanks arpit :) On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Arpit Sood soodfi...@gmail.com wrote: (3 5) (5 7) (11 13) (17 19) so in short if you do a +1, -1 to these pairs you will get one number 4, 6, 12,

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Find The Next Number 6 june

2011-06-06 Thread shashankreddy509
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TwinPrimes.html http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TwinPrimes.html have look at this link... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To view this discussion on the web visit

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-05 Thread Shuaib
Put one white marble in one bowl. The rest of them in other. Probability of picking bowl with one white marble is .5 and that of picking a white marble out of it is 1. Probability of picking up the other bowl is also .5 and that of picking a white marble out of it is 49/99. Total probability

Fwd: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-05 Thread Shuaib
To: algogeeks@googlegroups.com algogeeks@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june Put one white marble in one bowl. The rest of them in other. Probability of picking bowl with one white marble is .5 and that of picking a white marble out of it is 1. Probability

[algogeeks] Brain Teaser Digest Of The Week 30thMay - 03rd july

2011-06-04 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Hi* * * *Puzzle Digest Of The Week 30May - 03July* * * * http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/life-or-death-3-june.html?lavesh=lavesh * * * *http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/assemble-riddle-2-april.html?* *lavesh=lavesh* * *

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread bhavana
1 white marble in one bowl...rest all marbles in the other bowl.. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *life or death Puzzle * * * ** *You are a prisoner sentenced to death. The Emperor offers you a chance to live by playing a simple game. He gives

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread Pragya lal
@bhavana- what if u choose bowl full of black marbles when u r blindfold ?? in that case u will surely die... According to me, i will place all white marbles in top layer of both bowls and all black marbles at below layer in both bowl. so that when i am blindfold whichever the bowl i will choose

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread bhavana
there is no concept of top bottom layer bcoz it is assumed that probablity of drawing every marble is same. Please read my solution carefully...i wrote only 1 white marble in 1 bowl...rest all marbles(i.e. rest white all black) in the other bowl.. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Pragya lal

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread Pragya lal
u r blindfold , so how can u b so sure that u will be choosing bowl having one white marble ? u can choose other bowl also and in that case probability of picking white marble is 1/2. where as in my case it doesnt matter which bowl i choose... i will be picking white marble only even if i am

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread D!leep Gupta
all white marble in one bowl... all black in other bowl.. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Naveen Kumar naveenkumarve...@gmail.comwrote: I think *mix the bowls around* will shift layers too. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Pragya lal sheelub...@gmail.com wrote: u r blindfold , so how can u b

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread Naveen Kumar
with bhavana's solution we get 1/2 + 1/2 * 49/99 = .5 + .247 = .747 probability to live. I think that's the best we can get. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 2:38 PM, D!leep Gupta dileep.smil...@gmail.comwrote: all white marble in one bowl... all black in other bowl.. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:51 PM,

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread bhavana
According to my solutionprobablity of choosing any bowl is 1/2 So, if bowl with only 1 white marble is chosen...we wll definitely get white so P=1 if other bowl chosen..it consists of 49 white 50 black marbles...so probablity of drawing a white ball is approx 1/2. Hence the total

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread balaji a
But when we choose the bowl, can't we touch the marbles so that if only one marble is there in a bowl then we can easily identify by touching it... On 3 Jun 2011 14:45, bhavana bhavana@gmail.com wrote: According to my solutionprobablity of choosing any bowl is 1/2 So, if bowl with only

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread deepak jakhar
what r u discussing guys ? the ans. was clear in very first post by bhavana . @balaji dude why can't we use more science in choosing .. may be black marbels are slightly hotter than white's because they absorb light . or as it is question of life we better go for color sensors ...may be

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Life Or Death 3 june

2011-06-03 Thread kannan s
yeah..sure bhavana's solution must be very best solution..but her calculation on probability is wrong ..it must .747 given by naveen.. On 6/3/11, deepak jakhar jakhar.deep...@gmail.com wrote: what r u discussing guys ? the ans. was clear in very first post by bhavana . @balaji dude why can't

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Mystery Puzzle Sherlock Holmes 26 may

2011-06-03 Thread Kunal Patil
Hahaha..nice one.. :) :) On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 9:43 PM, DeVaNsH gUpTa devanshgupta...@gmail.comwrote: Mark as it reads ?(Question Mark) Crimson. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] assemble riddle 2 april

2011-06-02 Thread Shashank Reddy
LION On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *assemble riddle * * * ** *What king can you make if you take the head of a lamb the middle of a pig the hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon ? * * * *Update Your Answers at* : Click

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Trap Door puzzle 1 April

2011-06-01 Thread Naveen Kumar
Wait till night and walk through the first door. On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Trap Door puzzle * * * ** *A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Trap Door puzzle 1 April

2011-06-01 Thread Logic King
nice one :) On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Naveen Kumar naveenkumarve...@gmail.comwrote: Wait till night and walk through the first door. On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Trap Door puzzle * * * ** *A man is trapped in a room. The room has

[algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Trolls Riddle 31 may

2011-05-31 Thread Lavesh Rawat
*Trolls Riddle * * * ** *You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. It's her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes you've made. Between your house and her house, you have to cross 7 bridges, and as it goes in the land of make believe, there is a troll

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Trolls Riddle 31 may

2011-05-31 Thread Naveen Kumar
2 cakes. On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Trolls Riddle * * * ** *You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. It's her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes you've made. Between your house and her

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Trolls Riddle 31 may

2011-05-31 Thread Logic King
simple2 cakes ! On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Naveen Kumar naveenkumarve...@gmail.comwrote: 2 cakes. On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Trolls Riddle * * * ** *You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Trolls Riddle 31 may

2011-05-31 Thread Bhavesh agrawal
2 cakes.. is there any condition remains? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Algorithm Geeks group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser] Aeroplane Hijack puzzle 30 may

2011-05-30 Thread Vandana Bachani
The hijacker was the pilot. On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 12:34 PM, Lavesh Rawat lavesh.ra...@gmail.comwrote: *Aeroplane Hijack puzzle SOLUTION * * * ** *A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] Akbar Birbal Tale 27 may

2011-05-27 Thread Akshata Sharma
Birbal asks the neighbour to take out his water at once from the well he sold to farmer, or pay rent to farmer for keeping his water in farmer's well. Now neighbour realized that he may run in loss by doing so, so he apologize to farmer. dispute settled. :) On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:34 PM,

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