"Save Your House From Me!"

Okay, I’ll ask three questions, and if you miss one I get your house. Fair enough? Here we go:

1.A clock strikes six in 5 seconds. How long does it take to strike twelve?

2.A bottle and its cork together cost $1.10. The bottle costs a dollar more than the cork. How much does the bottle cost?

3.A train leaves New York for Chicago at 90 mph. At the same time, a bus leaves Chicago for New York at 50 mph. Which is farther from New York when they meet?

You need little common sense in answering above!

Presence of Common Sense in Answers!

What where questions?

1. A clock strikes six in 5 seconds. How long does it take to strike twelve?

A: Not 10 seconds, it takes 11 seconds.

Here, interval between 2 strikes is 1 second i.e. if counter started at first strike, it will count 1 second after second strike, 2 seconds after third strike & so on. 

Hence, 11 seconds needed for strike 12.

2.A bottle and its cork together cost $1.10. The bottle costs a dollar more than the cork. How much does the bottle cost?

A: Not 1 dollar, it would cost $1.05.

If x is cost of cork,
x + (x +1) = 1.10
2x = 0.10
x = 0.05

Hence cost of bottle is $1.05 and cost of cork is $0.05



3.A train leaves New York for Chicago at 90 mph. At the same time, a bus leaves Chicago for New York at 50 mph. Which is farther from New York when they meet?

A: Obviously, when they meet at some point then that point must be at the some distance from New York. Hence, they are at the same distance from the city.

Which Door First?

While driving his car a man slams on the brakes when he sees, in the middle of the street, a diamond studded door, a gold door and a silver door. 

Which door does he open first?

Which door should I choose?

This should be first one! 

Source 

This Should Be First Door!

What's the situation? 

To open any other door he need to get out of the car & for that first he needs to open the door of the car.

Permutations or Combinations or Common Sense?

You have 12 black socks and 12 white socks mixed up in a drawer. You’re up very early and it’s too dark to tell them apart. What’s the smallest number of socks you need to take out (blindly) to be sure of having a matching pair?

To know what it is click here! 

Source 

It is Common Sense not Permutaions nor Combinations!

Question is here!

You need only 3 attempts.

Let's say on first draw we get BLACK socks. In next draw, if we get BLACK then we have matching pair immediately. But if in second draw, it's WHITE then we have to go for third draw. 

On a third draw, if it's BLACK then we have pair of BLACK socks ; one came from first draw & other from third one!

On the other hand, if we get WHITE on third draw then we have pair of WHITE socks ; one we got from second & other from third.

Same logic can be applied if WHITE comes in first draw.

Just To Test Your Common Sense

Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. Okay?

  
Let's find out just how clever you really are .

 

Ready?

GO!!! 

Question 1 :

You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?

Question 2 :

If you overtake the last person, then you are...?

Question 3 :

Very tricky math! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.

   
Question 4 :

Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Tana, 2. Tene, 3. Tini, 4. Tono. What is the name of the fifth daughter? 

Bonus Question :

There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.

Now if there is a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?

View your results here! 

 

Verify Answers of Common Sense Test

Here is the TEST! 

Answer 1: If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!
 
Answer 2: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person!
 
Answer 3: Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100.
Don't believe it? Check with your calculator! Today is definitely not your day. Maybe you will get the last question right?

Answer 4: Tunu?
NO! Of course not. Her name is Mary. Read the question again.

Bonus Answer : He just has to open his mouth and ask, so simple

Probability of Correct Package Labeling

Brad Doe works for a packaging company. One day, he received four separate orders and accidentally mixed up the addresses, so he applied the
address labels at random. 

What is the probability that exactly three packages were correctly labeled?

Labeled Packages

 Skip to answer! 

Common Sense in Finding Probability

Why this question?

Answer is 1!

If three are correctly placed fourth has to be. There are only 4!

What is The Parking Spot Number?

Parking Spot Number

 

That's not that much difficult as it seems! 

Know The Parking Spot Number

But what was the so simple? 

Just rotate the picture 180 degree clockwise!

If you still didn't get it look again & again until you get answer 87!

Parking Spot Number