Vemuri's Brain Teaser-3
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Ravisankar Vemuri
Jun 1, 2012, 3:52:22 AM6/1/12
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On 1st May, Mr. X arrived in a new city and was looking for a place to
stay. He met a landlord who offered to rent his apartment at a
reasonable price but wanted Mr. X to pay the rent on a daily basis.
Mr. X had a silver bar of 31 inches and an inch of the silver bar was
exactly equal to a day’s rent. He agreed to pay an inch of the silver
bar towards the daily rent. Mr. X wanted to make minimum number of
pieces of silver bar but did not want to pay any advance rent. How
many pieces did he make?
(A)5 (B)8 (C)16 (D)20 (E)31
stay. He met a landlord who offered to rent his apartment at a
reasonable price but wanted Mr. X to pay the rent on a daily basis.
Mr. X had a silver bar of 31 inches and an inch of the silver bar was
exactly equal to a day’s rent. He agreed to pay an inch of the silver
bar towards the daily rent. Mr. X wanted to make minimum number of
pieces of silver bar but did not want to pay any advance rent. How
many pieces did he make?
(A)5 (B)8 (C)16 (D)20 (E)31
Ravisankar Vemuri
Jun 12, 2012, 10:39:54 PM6/12/12
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