Analytical Question(story)

1)Four Friends A, B, C and D are living in a hostel. One day A’s uncle came and gave him a box of laddoos, According to their rule whatever they get will be equally divided among them. So A divided the laddoos into four equal parts and he ate his part. Then B came to the room and he divided the laddoos into four equal parts and A and B ate their part. Then C came to the room he divided the laddoos into four equal parts and he ate his part. Then at the last D came to the room he also divided the laddoos into four equal parts and he ate his part. The number of laddoos D ate was 3.

1. How many laddoos did A eat?

2. How many laddoos did B eat?

3. How many laddoos did C eat?

4. How many laddoos were there in the box altogether?

 

 

2)You have 2 containers , one of 5litres and other of 3 litre capacity. provided with unlimited supply of water, you have to measure 4 litres with it

 

A:

First take 3 litre in 3 litre container and pore it in 5 litre container.

Then again 3 litre in 3 litre container and pore it in 5 litre container now 1 litre is remaining in 3 litre container.

 

Now empty the 5 litre container. Then pore the water from 3 litre container to 5 litre.

Then full the 3 litre container and transfer it to 5 litre container. Now 5 litre container contain 4 litre of water