Problem set -3

1. You can see me twice in a week but not in a day, once in a year and twice in a decade. What am I? 2. I am the one you could not wet. Guess me. 3. This year your corn shucks are thicker than usual. What does this mean? (a) Your jokes are cornier than usual; (b) It'll be a rough winter; or (c) Your chickens will lay heavier eggs? 4. I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I? 5. A person has 14 red socks and 14 white socks in a drawer. What is the minimum number of socks that he should take to get a correct pair?

6. A pool has four taps. The first tap takes two days to fill the pool, the second tap three days, the third four days and the last one only 6 hours. How long will it take to fill the pool using all 4 taps at once? 7. Suppose 8 monkeys take 8 minutes to eat 8 bananas. (a) How many minutes would it take 3 monkeys to eat 3 bananas? (b) How many monkeys would it take to eat 48 bananas in 48 minutes?

You are thinking its too crazy? You can expect much more in the forth coming levels... To know it, submit your answers soon and get ready for next level.