https://silacos.netlify.app/blog/brain_teaser_series/ Recent content in Brain Teasers on Silvana Acosta Hugo -- gohugo.io en © Silvana Acosta 2024 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://silacos.netlify.app/blog/brain_teaser_series/probability/ Sat, 08 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://silacos.netlify.app/blog/brain_teaser_series/probability/ Some brain teasers challenges I got, my take on them, and solution! 😃 Bet Coin Flips In A Row What is the maximum amount you are willing to pay in order to play this game? A fair coin is tossed repeatedly until you get the first tails, at which point the game ends and you get the prize. The prize “pot” starts at 1 and doubles each time you get heads, starting in the first toss. https://silacos.netlify.app/blog/brain_teaser_series/problems/ Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://silacos.netlify.app/blog/brain_teaser_series/problems/ Some brain teasers challenges I got, my take on them, and solution! 😃 Building: Tape & Watch Get exact height of the Empire State building using a tape measure and a watch The building and the floor build a right angle. You and the building also form a smaller and contained right angle. So you have a smaller and contained (you) right triangle in a larger (building) right triangle.