1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter."
Jack bought 100 pounds of potatoes and left them outside in
the sun for a while. When he returned, he discovered that
the potatoes had dehydrated and were now only made up of 98%
water. How much did the potatoes now weigh?


2..One boy can eat 100 chocolates in half a minute, and
another can eat half as many in twice the length of time.
How many chocolates can both boys eat in 15 seconds?

3..In the Olympic Games, the flags of six nations were flown
on the masts in the following way. The flag of America was
to the left of Indian tricolour and to the right of the flag
of France. The flag of Australia was on the right of the
Indian flag but was to the left of the flag of Japan, which
was to the left of the flag of China. Find the two flags
which are in the centre.

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1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / madanraj.g

the flags are flown on the mast in the following order

FRANCE, AMERICA, INDIAN, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, CHINA.

the two flags in center are

INDIAN & AUSTRALIA.

Is This Answer Correct ?    34 Yes 1 No

1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / ashwini

answer for the 2nd question is 62.5

Is This Answer Correct ?    30 Yes 1 No

1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / deepika

solution of question 2nd is -

1st boy eats 100 chocolates in 1/2 min. means 30 seconds.
so in 1 second it will eat 100/30 chocolates.

And it is given that 2nd boy eats 50 chocolates in 1 minute.
so it will eat 5/6 chocolates in 1 second.

so in 15 second they both wiill eat-
(100/30*15)+(5/6*15)= 62.5 chocolates..


So tha answe is 62.5.....

Solution for 3rd--

when according to the question u will arrange the flags yu
will get INDIA and AUSTRALLIA in the middle.

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1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / nitin

Q1. 50 Pounds
q2. 62.5
Q3. India and Australia

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1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / jitesh r

Very Simple

Q1. 50 Pounds
q2. 62.5
Q3. India and Australia

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1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / jeevan

ans1 99 pounds

ans 2 62.5 chocolates


india and australia

Is This Answer Correct ?    8 Yes 7 No

1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / sidhu

1 99 pounds
2 62.5 ~ 63
3 india and australia

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 4 No

1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / dhaval panchal

answer1=98.98 pounds

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 6 No

1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / ashish

ans1 98 pounds

ans 2 37.5 chocolates


india and australia

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 12 No

1..Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% "potato matter." Jack bought 100 pounds of po..

Answer / jeevitha

for second que ans is 125

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 36 No

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