Puzzle Quiz 1

Solution:

Following the final solution, we can say that Babu was the eldest.

Final solution:



Common Explanation:

Reference: 

Eight actors – Madhubala, Amitabh Bacchan, Mahesh Babu, Rajpal Yadav, Gauri Khan, Vivek Oberoe, Salman Khan, and Jaya Bacchan were born in the years 1940, 1945, 1957, 1958, 1974, 1983, 1987, and 1991, but not necessarily in the same order. They were born on the same day i.e. on 1 January and assume all the age calculations were made as on 1 January 2008.

Inference:

Age of the persons born in the given years as on 1 January 2008 will be:


Reference:

Madhubala was thrice as old as Salman.

Salman and Jaya were born at a gap of 2 persons. 

Inference: 

Here, we have two possible scenarios in which we can use the above hints accordingly. 

Case 1:

Age of Salaman is 17 years, then age of Madhubala will be 17 × 3 = 51 years

 

Case 2:

Age of Salman is 21 years, then age of Mala will be 21 × 3 = 63 years


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Mahesh was twice as old as Amitabh.

Gauri was born just after Amitabh.

Inference:

After using the above hints, we have:

Case 1: 




Case 2:




Reference:

At least one person was born between Rajat and Vivek.

Vivek was not the youngest.

Inference:

At this point, we cannot fix the position of Rajpal and Vivek in case 1 according to the given hints so we can say that Case 1 is an invalid case.

Case 2:

 

Solution:

Following the final solution, we can say that Gauri was born in the year 1983.

Final solution:

Solution:
Following the final solution, we can say that three persons were born between Gauri and Madhubala.

Final solution:

Solution:
Following the final solution, we can say that the ages of Amitabh and Rajpal are 34 years and 17 years.

Required Sum = 34 + 17 = 51 years

Final solution:

Solution:
It is clearly shown in the table that the Mahes’s actual age is 68.

Final solution:

Solution:
The white-colored section is the highest cost.

Final table:



Common explanation:

Reference:

The section having a total cost of Rs.1370 is a third from the right corner.
The difference in the total cost of sections is Rs. 120 between a section which is at the right corner and a section which is third from the right corner.

Inference:
We know that the area is facing in the south direction, so, indicate the right and left corners accordingly.
Now, fix the section having a cost of Rs. 1370. As, 1370-120 = 1250 so:



Reference:

Red colored section is fourth to the right of that section which has four Cars.
The section which has four Cars is not at any corner.

Inference:
As, we are not sure about the exact place of four Cars so we have to make two cases:



Reference:

The Section which is third to the right of that section, which costs Rs.1390, has seven Cars and two Bikes.
Neither of the sections which cost Rs.1250 nor Rs.1370 have two Bikes.
Red and Black colored sections have one and three Bikes respectively.

Inference:



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The section which has 7 Cars is a purple-colored section.

Inference:



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The white-colored section is third to the left of that section which total cost is RS.1370 and has two Bikes more than the orange-colored section.

Inference:



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Green colored section is not at the immediate left or right of Red nor at any corner.
The total cost of the green-colored section is Rs.2320.

Inference:



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The difference in the sections between orange and yellow colored sections is the same as the difference between yellow and green colored sections.

Inference:
Case 2A and Case 2 B fail here.



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The section which has three Cars and seven Bikes is the third to the left of a section which costs Rs.930.

Inference:
So, the Red section costs Rs. 930.



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A section which is immediately right of the one having cost of Rs.1820 has 6 Cars which is three times of orange colored section’s Cars.

Inference:
So, the orange colored section have 2 Cars.



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The Red colored section has more Cars than Black colored section.

Inference:
So, the Red colored section consists of 5 Cars.



Reference:

White colored section is third to the left of that section which total cost is RS.1370 and has two Bikes more than the orange colored section.
Red and Black colored sections have one and three Bikes respectively.

Inference:
Orange section must consist of 4 Bikes and hence, White section has 6 Bikes.

Final table:



 

Solution:
The position of the green section with respect to the section that has 5 Cars is third to the left.

Final table:

Solution:
9 will be the total number of products in the Black colored Section.

Final table:

Solution:
The total cost of the purple-colored Section is 1820.

Final table:

Solution:
The section having the cost of Rs.2320 has the highest no. of Bikes.

Final table: