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Yes, as 'ianoop' said, 5-pieces is the answer. Beauty of math is illustrated in this problem. If Mr X cuts the silver bar of 31 inches in to the pieces...

Dancer_EngineerI tried, not getting a solution. Could you give some hint? 😁HINT:- Today he can give a piece worth a value of 1-day rent. Tomorrow, he can give a piece...

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#-Link-Snipped-#, Thanks, I have edited it. The link for next Brain Teaser: #-Link-Snipped-#

On 1st May, Mr. X arrived in a new city and was looking for a place to stay. He met a landlard who offered to rent his apartment at a...

Yes the answer is 9. #-Link-Snipped-# explained it very well. I will give the sequence of calls: let us name the three Japaneese as J1,J2 and J3, and the three...

#-Link-Snipped-#, Kudos, explained it very well...

Three Japanese-men and three Chinese-men work for the same firm. Every one of them knows a secret not known to others. They need to exchange these secrets over person-to-person phone...

@ AbraKaDabra,you are right. For the sake of all I want to elaborate on the approach to solve it:​This one and needs extension of our thought process.​Most general mistake done...

#-Link-Snipped-#,Thanks for the gesture