Problem 1On a sunny morning, a greengrocer places 200 kilograms of cucumbers in cases in front of his shop. At that moment, the cucumbers are 99% water. In the afternoon, it turns out that it is the hottest day of the year, and as a result, the cucumbers dry out a little bit. At the end of the day, the greengrocer has not sold a single cucumber, and the cucumbers are only 98% water.How many kilograms of cucumbers has the greengrocer left at the end of the day?
Problem 2
You walk upwards on an escalator, with a speed of 1 step per second. After 50 steps, you are at the end. You turn around and run downwards with a speed of 5 steps per second. After 125 steps, you are back at the beginning of the escalator. How many steps do you need if the escalator stands still?
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Problem from 1/14/16
Problem 1From a book, a number of consecutive pages are missing. The sum of the page numbers of these pages is 9808. Which pages are missing?
Problem 2
You walk upwards on an escalator, with a speed of 1 step per second. After 50 steps, you are at the end. You turn around and run downwards with a speed of 5 steps per second. After 125 steps, you are back at the beginning of the escalator.How many steps do you need if the escalator stands still?
Congratulations to Amit Lele, RK Sambangi and Harish Sanchorawala, who ware the winners of last set of puzzles.
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