9Oct/097
Candle Puzzle
Yesterday while looking at the candle stump I realized usually people throw them away.
I found that 10 such stumps will make one full candle. As luck would have it, I found a 100 stumps in my house. How many candles could I make?
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October 12th, 2009 - 16:38
yes the answer is 11. because after the first 10 are used, we get 10 stumps to make the 11th, that leaves one lone stump
October 11th, 2009 - 11:34
its 11 and anuj is also correct in his answer
October 10th, 2009 - 12:34
@Anuj, can you elaborate.
October 10th, 2009 - 12:11
It’s 11
October 10th, 2009 - 01:32
10
October 9th, 2009 - 21:22
@Hitesh – wrong answer..try agin…thanks for being a regular follower…I hope you like the puzzles and other stuff..
October 9th, 2009 - 19:25
I think it is 0(zero).