Loss from the goods 200

Loss through exchange 1000

Total profit 200

Net Loss = Loss (goods + exchange) – Total profit

=1200 – 200 = 1000

None of the students can have numbers 1 or 10, since they would guess the other one’s number
with no problems.

Statement of the second student “does not know either” is crucial for the first student. So, the first
one must expect that the second one has 1 or 3 (if the first one has 2). And as the second student
does not know, then he has certainly not 1. So, the first pair is 2 and 3.

If the first one had 3, then he would expect the other one to have either 2 or 4. But if the second one
had 2 (and the second one would have known that the first one does not have 1), then he would
know the number of the first student. However, neither the second student knows the answer – so
he has 4. The second pair of numbers is 3 and 4.

Solutions at the other end of interval are 9 and 8 or 8 and 7.

work load =4 *2.4 =9.6man hrs if 3 lawn were mowed 9.6 *3=28.8

[x+4] *3.6 *3= 28.8; [3.6x + 14.4] *3. =28.8

36x +144 =96

36x = 32–144 =-112

x=112/36 =29/9 =3 2/3 ~=4

So, additional 4 men are required

7,17,27,37,47,57,67,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,87,97

The wolf does not eat cabbage, so the crossing can start with the goat. The man leaves the goat and
returns, puts the cabbage in the boat and takes it across. On the other bank, he leaves the cabbage
but takes the goat. He leaves the goat on the first bank and takes the wolf across. He leaves the
cabbage with the wolf and rows back alone. He takes the goat across.
1 and 2 cross the bridge and move to the other side.
Now 2 comes back with the torch from the other side.
7 and 10 crosses the bridge and 2 remain to this side only.
Now 1 comes back with the torch from the other side.
At last, 1 and 2 cross the bridge and we are done.

Total time taken = 2 + 2 + 10 + 1 + 2 = 17 mins

Suppose the first sock is red.

Then suppose the second sock is blue.

Now, if there are only two colours of socks, then the third sock must be either red (in
which case it makes a pair with the red sock) or blue (in which case it makes a pair with
the blue sock.)