? MEGAMIND MENTAL PUZZLES 1- An antiquarian bought a clock for 300 TL from an auction. Later, he sold it for 500 TL. A while after, he bought the same clock for 700 TL and sold it for 1000 TL. How much did the antiquarian profit?
2- There were 51 tennis players at a tournament where those defeated only once would be eliminated, and the remaining player would be the champion. How many games should be played for the champion to be determined? 3- A carboy of wine, with deposit, is 300 TL and the deposit is 50 TL. With 30 empty carboys, how many carboys of wine can be bought?
4- “I have never been, yet I will always be, Nobody has ever seen me and nobody will. Still I am everybody’s hope on the globe, and the pledge for all living and breathing creatures. What am I?”
1- The total money paid by the antiquarian = 300 + 700 = 1,000 TL The money he earned = 500 + 1,000 = 1,500.-TL Therefore, the antiquarian profited 500.-TL. 2- Everyone except the champion should be defeated once, so there has to be 50 games. 3- 30 empty carboys 30x50 = 1,500.-TL 5 carboys of wine can be bought for 1,500.-TL. 4- Tomorrow. Answers:
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