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(#M40009256) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

A 24 litre bucket is full of lemonade. 3 men want to have equal amounts of it to take home, but they only have a 13 litre, a 5 litre and an 11 litre bucket. How do they do it?

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(#M40009255) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

How can you measure out exactly 4 litres of water from a tap using a 3 litre and a 5 litre bucket?

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(#M40009254) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

2 men and 2 boys need to cross a river in a boat big enough for 1 man or 2 boys. How do they do it?

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(#M40009253) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

3 missionaries and 3 obediant but hungry cannibals have to cross a river using a 2-man rowing boat. If on either bank cannibals outnumber missionaries the missionaries will be eaten. How can everyone cross safely?

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(#M40009252) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

30 passengers are in a sinking ship. They all stand in a circle. Every 9th passenger goes overboard. The lifeboat holds 15. Where are the 15 lucky positions in the circle?

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(#M40009251) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

20 passengers are in a sinking ship. 10 are mathematicians. They all stand in a ring. Every 7th climbs into the lifeboat which can only hold 10 people. Where should the mathematicians stand in the ring?

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(#M40009250) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

12 black mice and 1 white mouse are in a ring. Where should a cat start so that if he eats every 13th mouse the white mouse will be last?

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(#M40009249) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

Some more additions

THE
TEN
MEN
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MEET

SLOW
SLOW
OLD
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OWLS

SAL
SEE
THE
SUEZ
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CANAL

FIVE
FIVE
NINE
ELEVEN
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THIRTY

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(#M40009248) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

P represents prime digits

PPP
xPP
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PPPP
PPPP
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PPPPP

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(#M40009247) SELF QUESTION Keep an EYE

O represents odd digits E represents even digits

EEO
xOO
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EOEO
EOO
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OOOOO

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