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An electrician’s brother died and left 10 lakh rupees to his only brother. The money was paid out but the electrician did not receive a single rupee. How is this possible?
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When I met Arati, Bharati and Chitra, their respective ages (in years) were in the ratio 5 : 2 : 1 . Their ages in years now are in the ratio of 10 : 7 : 6 . The sum of the ages is 90 years more than the sum of the ages when I first met them. How old are the three women now?
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Five Letter Word
There is a five-letter word that contains three consonants and two vowels. Although the word had five letters, three of them are the same. The two vowels are different letters, but the three consonants are all alike.
What is the word?
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Candle Handle
The stump of a candle is usually thrown away. A clever man found that ten such stumps would make a full candle. As luck would have it, he found a hundred stumps in his house. How many candles could he make?
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A group of walkers trekked from Town A to Town B at an average speed of 4 km an hour, and then back from Town B to Town A at a speed of 1 km an hour. The outward journey took one hour less than the return.
How far did they walk on the trip?
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