Tag: math & puzzles

My daughter has many sisters. She has as many sisters as she has brothers. Each of her brothers has twice as many sisters as brothers. How many sons and daughters do I have?

If a bottle and a cork cost a dollar and a nickel(1 nickel = 5 cents), and the bottle costs a dollar more than the cork, how much does the cork cost?

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?

A glass of water with a single ice cube sits on a table. When the ice has completely melted, the level of the water have increased..!

A boat has a ladder that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?