Re: [algogeeks] brain teaser

2011-08-17 Thread priya ramesh
me too :P On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Bhavani Pradeep wrote: > 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@google

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 algogeeks+unsubscr.

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 emai

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 algogeeks+unsubscr...@g

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 option

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 gr

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 algogeeks

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 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 Go

[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 emai

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 wrote: > *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://dailybrainte

[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 Fa

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 wrote: > banned!!! > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:32 PM, shady wrote: > >> if moderators are alive, can they ban him ? >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: >> >>> *Statement

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 wrote: > if moderators are alive, can they ban him ? > > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: > >> *Statement Riddle - 27 june >> * >> * >> * >> ** >> *'Ferari driver' easily beats the 'force indain d

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 wrote: > *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 i

[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 Here

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 wrote: > *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 > * > * > * > *&* > * > * > * > htt

[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

[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 * * * *http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com/2011/06/riddle.html?laves

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 wrote: > she got killed because of suffocation :P > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Lavesh Rawat > wrote: > > sherlock puzzle Solution - 24 june > > > > A wife and her husband were driving in their car on

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 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, 'Now, you stay > here.

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 wrote: > 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.

[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 Here

Re: [algogeeks] [brain teaser ] A Riddle

2011-06-22 Thread snehi jain
because he was walking On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Shachindra A C wrote: > he was walking > > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Vishal Thanki wrote: > >> was he driving a bus or tram? >> >> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Yameni Dhankar >> wrote: >> > was he driving an ambulance? >> >

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 wrote: > was he driving a bus or tram? > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Yameni Dhankar > wrote: > > was he driving an ambulance? > > > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat > > wrote: > >> > >> A Riddle > >> > >> A b

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 wrote: > was he driving an ambulance? > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat > wrote: >> >> A Riddle >> >> A bus driver was heading down a street in Delhi. He went right past a stop >> sign without stoppin

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 wrote: >*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 went the wrong w

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 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 > > -- > >          

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 wrote: > henry will give the answer that will favour to save him.. so if rotated > then probab. of

[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 ] 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 ] Number Trick Riddle

2011-06-16 Thread sunny agrawal
n^2 On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: > *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 sum is 2,500.' Ms

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 wrote: > The mathematician made a small fence around himself and declared hims

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 wrote: > @anika jain: will u plz xplain?? > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Anika Jain wrote: > >> ea

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 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 Wed, Jun 15, 201

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 wrote: > Engineer Physicist Mathematician puzzle - 15 june * > * ***

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 wrote: > +1 to Kunal's post > > i think if y

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 wrote: > *Sign Puzzle - 14 june > * > * > * > *As the school year was progressing, a teacher was distressed that more > and more of her students were begi

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 wrote: > *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 someth

[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 the

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 wrote: > @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 triiger again is still

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

2011-06-13 Thread sunny agrawal
@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 triiger again is still better although my thinking was same as kunal explained On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Douglas Diniz wrote: > Six-chambered revolver, so 2 bullets

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 wrote: > Assuming everything is un

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 1

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 wrote: > > should rotate again.. > > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:12 PM, sunny agrawal wrote: > >> Pull the Trigger Again ?? >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: >> >>> >>

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 wrote: > Pull the Trigger Again ?? > > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: > >> >> *Probability Riddle Loaded Revolver - 13* June >> * >> * >> ** >> *Henry has been caught stealing cattle, and is brou

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 wrote: > > *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 > 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 things

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 wrote: > 42, 47 > A popular game.:) > > On 2011-6-10 18:11, ankur aggarwal wrote: > > 42, 49 > > 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « • > >> 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

2011-06-11 Thread Terence
42, 47 A popular game.:) On 2011-6-10 18:11, ankur aggarwal wrote: 42, 49 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « • > 42, 47 just guessing according to the pattern. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Lavesh Rawat mailto:lavesh.ra...@gmail.com>> wrote:

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 wrote: > Mr. White > > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM, nicks 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,

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 wrote: > @ankur..how did you get that...explain..plz > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:11 AM, ankur aggarwal > wrote: > >> 42, 49 >> >> >> 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « • >> >>> 42, 47 >>> just guessing according t

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 wrote: > 42, 49 > > > 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « • > >> 42, 47 >> just guessing according to the pattern. >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: >> >>> *Find next number in series >>> *

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

2011-06-10 Thread ankur aggarwal
42, 49 2011/6/10 • » νιρυℓ « • > 42, 47 > just guessing according to the pattern. > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: > >> *Find next number in series >> * * *** >> * >> * >> ** >> *What are the next two numbers in this sequence? >> >> 7, 14, 17, 21, 27, 28, 35, 37, ?, ? >

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 wrote: > *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 > Here

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 unsub

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 wrote: > 7 4 6 5 8 > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Naveen Kumar > wrote: > >> 7 4 6 5 8 >> >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: >> >>> *Secret Code puzzle >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> ** >>> *A man wanted to get into

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

2011-06-09 Thread amit kumar
74658 On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:58 PM, snehi jain wrote: > 7 4 6 5 8 > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Naveen Kumar > wrote: > >> 7 4 6 5 8 >> >> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: >> >>> *Secret Code puzzle >>> * >>> * >>> * >>> ** >>> *A man wanted to get into his work buil

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 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 eq

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" 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 fourteen. The fourth

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 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 ] Famous Probability puzzle SHOOT

2011-06-08 Thread amit kumar
Mr. White On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM, nicks 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 > wrote: > >> In the air without aiming any of the two. >> >>

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 > > > have look at this link... > > -- > You received this message because you are s

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 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 lasted one six

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 wrote: > In the air without aiming any of the two. > > On 6/8/11, Lavesh Rawat wrote: > > *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 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. Mr. > Black, who

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 wrote: > Mr. Black > > > On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: > >> *Famous Probability puzzle shoot >> * >> * >> * >> ** >> *Mr. Black, Mr. Gray, and Mr

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 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. > Mr. Black, who hits his s

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 wrote: > 84 years > > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat 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 hi

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 nicks
yup.84 years :) On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Naveen Kumar wrote: > 84 years > > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: > >> *Salman age puzzle >> * >> * >> * >> ** >> *salman's youth lasted one sixth of his life. He grew a beard after one >> twelfth more. After one seventh

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 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. The son lived

[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 son

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

2011-06-06 Thread shashankreddy509
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 https://groups.google.com/d/msg/a

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 wrote: > thanks arpit :) > > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Arpit Sood 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, 18.. and it goes like this

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

2011-06-06 Thread coder dumca
thanks arpit :) On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Arpit Sood 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, 18.. and it goes like this > > > On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:04 AM, coder dumca wrote: > >> I still didn

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 wrote: > I still didn't got arpit can u explain pls. > > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:15 AM, shashankreddy

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 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 > https://groups.google.

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

2011-06-06 Thread shashankreddy509
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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 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 visit > https://group

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 algogeek

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

2011-06-06 Thread Arpit Sood
138, 150 On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Lavesh Rawat wrote: > *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 > Here

[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 Here Solution: Will be updated after 1 day

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

2011-06-05 Thread Shuaib
quot;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 of

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 =

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2011-06-04 Thread Lavesh Rawat
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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 wrote: > 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 algogeeks@googlegroups.

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 wrote: > what r u discussing guys ? > the ans. was clear in very first post by bhavana . > @balaji dude why can't we use more science i

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 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" wrote: According to my solutionprobablity of choosing any bowl is 1/2 So, if bowl with only 1 white marble is c

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 probablit

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 wrote: > > all white marble in one bowl... all black in other bowl.. > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Naveen Kumar > wrote

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 wrote: > I think "*mix the bowls around"* will shift layers too. > > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Pragya lal wrote: > >> u r blindfold , so how can u b so sure that u will be choosing bowl

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

2011-06-03 Thread Naveen Kumar
I think "*mix the bowls around"* will shift layers too. On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Pragya lal wrote: > 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.

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 blind

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 w

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 i

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 wrote: > *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 you 50 black marb

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 wrote: > *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 > Here

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

2011-06-02 Thread balaji a
Lion On 2 Jun 2011 12:42, "Lavesh Rawat" wrote: *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 Here

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