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A cube of side 4cm is painted with 3 colors red, blue and green in such a way that opposite sides are painted in the same color. This cube is now cut into 64 cubes of equal size. ➢ How many have at least two sides painted in different colors. ➢ How many cubes have only one side painted. ➢ How many cubes have no side painted. ➢ How many have exactly one side not painted.

Description : A cube of side 4cm is painted with 3 colors red, blue and green in such a way that opposite sides are painted in the same color. This cube is now cut into 64 cubes of equal size. ➢ How many ... one side painted. ➢ How many cubes have no side painted. ➢ How many have exactly one side not painted.

Last Answer : Here are the answers. Cubes that have at least two sides painted in different colours are 24 + 8 = 32. Cubes that have only one side painted are 24. Cubes that have no side painted = 8. Cubes that have exactly one side not painted = 0.

There are 20 pieces of bread to divide among 20 people. A man eats 3 pieces, woman eats 2 pieces and a child eats half piece of bread. Tell the correct combination of men, women and children so that they are 20 people in total and everyone gets the bread. Note that a man cannot eat less than 3 or more than 3. A woman cannot eat less than 2 or more than 2 and the child cannot eat less than half or more than half piece of the bread. You have to tell there are how may are men, women and children in those 20 people.

Description : There are 20 pieces of bread to divide among 20 people. A man eats 3 pieces, woman eats 2 pieces and a child eats half piece of bread. Tell the correct combination of men, women and children so that ... the bread. You have to tell there are how may are men, women and children in those 20 people.

Last Answer : There are 5 women, 1 man and 14 children.

A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six" and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said, "ten" and the man replied, "five". But he was not let in. What should have he said?

Description : A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, ... "ten" and the man replied, "five". But he was not let in. What should have he said?

Last Answer : The man had to reply the number of characters in the word the Doorman was asking. He should have replied "Three" instead of "Five".

A man decides to buy a nice horse. He pays $60 for it, and he is very content with the strong animal. After a year, the value of the horse has increased to $70 and he decides to sell the horse. But already a few days later he regrets his decision to sell the beautiful horse, and he buys it again. Unfortunately he has to pay $80 to get it back, so he loses $10. After another year of owning the horse, he finally decides to sell the horse for $90. What is the overall profit the man makes?

Description : A man decides to buy a nice horse. He pays $60 for it, and he is very content with the strong animal. After a year, the value of the horse has increased to $70 and he decides to sell the ... owning the horse, he finally decides to sell the horse for $90. What is the overall profit the man makes?

Last Answer : Consider the trade-story as if it describes two separate trades, where: In the first trade, the man buys something for $60 and sells it again for $70, so he makes a profit of $10. In the second trade, ... and the total earnings are $70 + $90 = $160. The overall profit is therefore $160 - $140 = $20.

You have to measure exactly 4 liters of water, but you only have a 3-liter bottle and a 5-liter bottle. How do you do it?

Description : You have to measure exactly 4 liters of water, but you only have a 3-liter bottle and a 5-liter bottle. How do you do it?

Last Answer : Fill the 3-litre bottle and pour it into the empty 5-litre bottle. Fill the 3-litre bottle again, and pour enough to fill 5-litre bottle. This leaves exactly 1 litre in the 3-litre bottle. Empty the ... 3-litre bottle and pour it into the 5-litre bottle. The 5-litre bottle now has exactly 4 litres.

At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes. How many people were at the party?

Description : At a party, everyone shook hands with everybody else. There were 66 handshakes. How many people were at the party?

Last Answer : With two people, there is one handshake. With three people, there are three handshakes. With four people, there are six handshakes. In general, with n+1 people, the number of handshakes is the sum of the ... Solving for n, we obtain 11 as the answer and deduce that there were 12 people at the party.

Three people picked 65 apples altogether. At the first tree they each picked the same number of apples. At the second tree they each picked 3 times as many as they picked at the first tree. When they finished at the third tree, the group had 5 times as many apples as they had when they started at that tree. At the fourth tree the group picked just 5 apples. How many apples did each person pick at the first tree?

Description : Three people picked 65 apples altogether. At the first tree they each picked the same number of apples. At the second tree they each picked 3 times as many as they picked at the first tree. When ... fourth tree the group picked just 5 apples. How many apples did each person pick at the first tree?

Last Answer : One Apple

How many squares are there on a normal chessboard?

Description : How many squares are there on a normal chessboard?

Last Answer : There are actually 204 squares on a chessboard. Surprised! Here is the explanation. There are 64 (1x1) squares. There are 49 (2x2) squares. There are 36 (3x3) squares. There are 25 (4x4) squares. ... 7x7) squares and 1 big 8x8 square. So, there are a total of 204 squares on a normal chessboard.

A cube of side 4cm is painted with 3 colors red, blue and green in such a way that opposite sides are painted in the same color. This cube is now cut into 64 cubes of equal size. 1. How many have at least two sides painted in different colors. 2. How many cubes have only one side painted. 3. How many cubes have no side painted. 4. How many have exactly one side not painted.

Description : A cube of side 4cm is painted with 3 colors red, blue and green in such a way that opposite sides are painted in the same color. This cube is now cut into 64 cubes of equal size. 1. How many ... side painted. 3. How many cubes have no side painted. 4. How many have exactly one side not painted.

Last Answer : Here are the answers. 1. Cubes that have at least two sides painted in different colours are 24 + 8 = 32. 2. Cubes that have only one side painted are 24. 3. Cubes that have no side painted = 8. 4. Cubes that have exactly one side not painted = 0.

There are 20 pieces of bread to divide among 20 people. A man eats 3 pieces, woman eats 2 pieces and a child eats half piece of bread. Tell the correct combination of men, women and children so that they are 20 people in total and everyone gets the bread. Note that a man cannot eat less than 3 or more than 3. A woman cannot eat less than 2 or more than 2 and the child cannot eat less than half or more than half piece of the bread. You have to tell there are how may are men, women and children in those 20 people.