Maths Puzzles

 There is a new term for you and me.  A cryptarithm is a mathematical puzzle where the digits in a sum have been replaced by letters. Let us look at the famous example of this category.     SEND + MORE ------------ MONEY Each of the letter S, E, N etc stand for a unique digit. When the alphabets are replaced with their digit values, the addition equation must hold good. Let us try to find out the easiest hint. Since there are no values in 5th position in both SEND and MORE, M is the carry-over value. It can only be 1. Even if S is 9 and M is 2, the carry will be still be 1.  So M is 1. Now replacing M with 1, we get         SEND +      1ORE   ---------------------       1ONEY  You need to proceed in this way.  Now let me give you today's puzzle. Solve       SHIRT   +TSHIRT ----------------  CLOTHES           using...

 This time we have two geometry problems. And both are images, easy for the eyes and brain.  Find the areas marked with ? in these two puzzles.

 This is a simple questions involving directions -  Starting from the point M, Jatin walked 10 m towards west. He turned left and walked 15 m. He then turned left and walked 10 m. After this he turned to his right and walked 12 m. How far and in which directions is now Jatin from M? You may want to draw the diagram on a piece of paper.

 The three numbers whose sum = their product are 1,2 and 3 1+2+3 = 6 1*2*3 = 6

  You have to find three numbers a b and c so that a+b+c=aXbXc The answer is quite simple. Find the answer here  

 Yet another simple puzzle Peter has three times as many sisters as brothers. His sister Louise has twice as many sisters as brothers. How many children are there in the family?

Here is non-tricky question - quite simple one ​ An accurate clock shows 8 o'clock in the morning. Through how may degrees will the hour hand rotate when the clock shows 2 o'clock in the afternoon? i) 144º iii) 150º iii) 168º iv) 180º