Golgappa.net | Golgappa.org | BagIndia.net | BodyIndia.Com | CabIndia.net | CarsBikes.net | CarsBikes.org | CashIndia.net | ConsumerIndia.net | CookingIndia.net | DataIndia.net | DealIndia.net | EmailIndia.net | FirstTablet.com | FirstTourist.com | ForsaleIndia.net | IndiaBody.Com | IndiaCab.net | IndiaCash.net | IndiaModel.net | KidForum.net | OfficeIndia.net | PaysIndia.com | RestaurantIndia.net | RestaurantsIndia.net | SaleForum.net | SellForum.net | SoldIndia.com | StarIndia.net | TomatoCab.com | TomatoCabs.com | TownIndia.com
Interested to Buy Any Domain ? << Click Here >> for more details...


A rich man died. In his will, he has divided his gold coins
among his 5 sons, 5 daughters and a manager.

According to his will: First give one coin to manager. 1/5th
of the remaining to the elder son. Now give one coin to the
manager and 1/5th of the remaining to second son and so
on..... After giving coins to 5th son, divided the remaining
coins among five daughters equally.

All should get full coins. Find the minimum number of coins
he has?

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback



A rich man died. In his will, he has divided his gold coins among his 5 sons, 5 daughters and a man..

Answer / guest

We tried to find out some simple mathematical method and
finally we wrote small C program to find out the answer. The
answer is 3121 coins.

Here is the breakup:

First son = 624 coins

Second son = 499 coins

Third son = 399 coins

Forth son = 319 coins

Fifth son = 255 coins

Daughters = 204 each

Manager = 5 coins

Is This Answer Correct ?    18 Yes 6 No

A rich man died. In his will, he has divided his gold coins among his 5 sons, 5 daughters and a man..

Answer / ranjith naidu

can explain that answer how u will get it

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 3 No

A rich man died. In his will, he has divided his gold coins among his 5 sons, 5 daughters and a man..

Answer / guest

Could you please explain how you got the answer 3121??

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 4 No

A rich man died. In his will, he has divided his gold coins among his 5 sons, 5 daughters and a man..

Answer / eveline

Hello
My name is eveline i saw your profile today at
www.allinterview.com and i love it also became intrested in
you,i will also like to know you more,and i want you to send
an email directely to my email address so i can give you my
picture for you to know whom i am.Here is my email
address(eveline.mbia@yahoo.com) i believe we can move from
here.my love distance or colour does not matter but love
matters alot in life.i waiting to recive your lovely reply
soon, Yours Love.
Miss Eveline.

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 4 No

A rich man died. In his will, he has divided his gold coins among his 5 sons, 5 daughters and a man..

Answer / hokuandphatty

Rich man has a minimum of 16,406 coins.

The breakdown is:
1st son = 3,281 coins
2nd son= 656 coins
3rd son = 131 coins
4th son = 26 coins
5th son = 5 coins
Each daughter = 4 coins

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 10 No

Post New Answer

More Puzzles Interview Questions

1 bird ko fish se pyar ho gaya. wo dono mile to kaise? fish paani ko chhod nahi sakti aur bird paani me ja nahi sakta.

5 Answers   Syscon,


A drinks machine offers three selections - Tea, Coffee or Random (Either tea or Coffee) but the machine has been wired up wrongly so that each button does not give what it claims. If each drink costs 50p, how much minimum money do you have to put into the machine to work out which button gives which selection?

5 Answers  


Imagine that u r driving a car from mysore to bangalore at a speed of 75mph.car no is KA-19 DB1955. distance between bangalore and mysore is 250 Km..... Now tell me wat s the date of birth of the driver............

25 Answers   ADP, AP, BPO, CTS, HOV Services, HSBC, Infosys, Prodapt, Vodafone,


Find the missing number in the series: 14 11 ? 14 6 12 8 plz reply.

7 Answers   Bhel, Quick Heal, Silicon House,


A number of 9 digits has the following properties: ? The number comprising the leftmost two digits is divisible by 2, that comprising the leftmost three digits is divisible by 3, the leftmost four by 4, the leftmost five by 5, and so on for the nine digits of the number i.e. the number formed from the first n digits is divisible by n, 2<=n<=9. ? Each digit in the number is different i.e. no digits are repeated. ? The digit 0 does not occur in the number i.e. it is comprised only of the digits 1-9 in some order. Find the number.

10 Answers   Citrix, HM Solutions, Wipro,


There are 8 stones which are similar except one which is heavier than the others. To find it, you are given a pan balance. What is the minimal number of weighing needed to find out the heaviest stone ?

19 Answers   iFlex, TCS,


In how many iterations can we find one coin that is heavier than the others out of 8 coins?and how ?please reply

6 Answers   Symphony,


Find the values of each of the alphabets. N O O N S O O N + M O O N ---------- J U N E

21 Answers   Bhel, CAT, IBM, Infosys, Mind Tree, Wipro,


7 dogs have got 7 puppies each.Each puppy got 7 kittens as friends.They are all members of a club along with me.What is the strength of the club?

31 Answers  


1 apple = 6 rupees(indian currency)1 orange 3 rupees and 1 lemon 10 paise. i wan to buy 100 fruits(above mentioned)for 100 rupees. tell me how much quantity of apple orange and lemon will be buy for 100 rupees. this is serious qstn.help me plzz????????

13 Answers   Broadridge,


Four persons A, B, C and D are playing cards.Each person has one card, laid down on the table below him, which has two different colours on either side. The colours visible on the table are Red, Green, Red and Blue. They see the color on the reverse side and give the following

4 Answers   HP, Infosys, TCS, Wipro,


three people given 25 rupee each to there servent to purchase a book.book seeler return 5 rs. then servent keep 2 rupee and return 1 rs each,now they spend 24 rs eachand servent have 2 rs so totel is 74 rs now where is 1 rupee?

9 Answers  


Categories