1) In a race Andrew beats Jim. Jack is not the last. Dennis loses to both Jack and Lucia.

Jim beats Jack. Who won the race?

ANSWER:
The possible positions in the race are,
Andrew Andrew
Jim Jim
Jack Lucia
Lucia Jack
Dennis Dennis
In either case Andrew is the winner.
2) Find the digits X,Y,Z
X X X X
Y Y Y Y +
Z Z Z Z
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Y X X X Z
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ANSWER:
x+y+z = z ==> x+y = 10
max value for y = 1
hence x = 1
also, (carry)1+x+y+z = x ==> 1+y+z = 10
hence z=8
X Y Z
9 1 8
3) A 1 k.m. long wire is held by n poles. If one pole is removed, the length of the gap
becomes 12/3m. What is the number of poles initially?
ANSWER:
Let the no. of poles originally = n
After taking away one pole
(n-1)*12/3 = 1000
n =251
4) A + B + C +D = D + E + F + G = G + H + I =17.
IF A = 4 WHAT ARE THE VALUES OF D AND G. EACH LETTER
TAKEN ONLY ONE OF THE DIGIT FROM 1 TO 9.

Answer:
A =4 ,B =2, C =6, D =5, E =3, F =8, G =1,H =7, I =9.