Problem 1:
Amit, Balram, and Chandra are weighed in pairs. Amit and Balram together weigh 98 pounds, Balram and Chandra weigh 90 pounds, and Chandra and Amit weigh 92 pounds. What is Amit's weight?
Problem 2:
Aarti, Beena, and Chetali are again weighed in pairs. Aarti and Beena weigh 90 pounds and Beena and Chetali weigh 75 pounds. If none of them weighs more than twice the weight of the other. What is maximum Beena can weigh?
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Problems - 06/06/19
Problem 1:
A company sent four painters to paint a school. They should be done in 12 days. After 3 days, one painter got ill. After 5 days, another painter got ill. How long will the remaining painters paint the school?
Problem 2:
4 workers can lay the floor in a school in 20 days. After 2 days 4 more workers join them. After 5 days, 3 of them decide to work half the time. How long did it take to lay the floor.
Congratulations to Vijay Aivalli and Kishore Balsara, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles.
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