Maths and Logic quiz: tricky round
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Five machines make 5 toys in 5 minutes. How long do 100 machines take to make 100 toys?
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5 minutes. Each machine makes one toy in 5 minutes, so 100 machines make 100 toys in 5 minutes.
A bat and a ball cost ₹110 together. The bat costs ₹100 more than the ball. What does the ball cost?
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₹5. Ball ₹5 and bat ₹105. If the ball were ₹10, the total would be ₹120.
What comes next: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ...?
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13. Each number is the sum of the two before it.
How many times do the hands of a clock overlap in 12 hours?
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11. They overlap 11 times, because there is only one overlap between 11 and 1.
What is 2 to the power of 10?
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1024. 2 multiplied by itself ten times is 1024.
Which is the smallest prime number?
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2. 2 is the smallest prime, and the only even one. 1 is not a prime.
A farm has hens and goats: 10 heads and 28 legs in all. How many goats are there?
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4. 4 goats and 6 hens give 16 + 12 = 28 legs.
What is 15% of 80?
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12. 10% is 8 and 5% is 4, so 15% is 12.
If today is Wednesday, which day will it be 100 days from now?
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Friday. 100 days is 14 weeks and 2 days. Two days after Wednesday is Friday.
How many squares of all sizes are there on a chessboard?
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204. Counting 1×1 up to 8×8 squares gives 64 + 49 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 204.
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