Logical thinking

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Logical thinking

  There are 100 bulbs and each having separate switches and on at the initial stage.

 First man enters and switches off the bulbs, which are the multiples of 2.

 Next man enters and switches on the bulbs which are off and switches off the bulbs which are on, which are multiples of 3.

 Next man does the same as above for the multiples of 4.

 Next man does it for the multiples of 5.

 This process is repeated up to the multiples of 100.

 So finally how many bulbs will be glowing.

  Rate if the question is good.

 

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Cool goIITian

Joined: 12 Dec 2010 13:27:47 IST
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9 Jan 2011 21:16:00 IST
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no. of bulbs glowing=no. of prime numbers from 1 to 100

New kid on the Block

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11 Jan 2011 01:09:30 IST
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there will be 30 bulbs glowing............good question

Hot goIITian

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11 Jan 2011 07:31:39 IST
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No both of you are wrong please read the question properly.

Blazing goIITian

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11 Jan 2011 13:06:54 IST
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o bulbs glowing.

Cool goIITian

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11 Jan 2011 14:13:17 IST
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I think 12 bulbs ! will be glowing in the end

Hot goIITian

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13 Jan 2011 06:22:09 IST
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No again you all are wrong.Just apply the simple facts we learned in our young age.Its just testing our application ability of the facts we learned.

New kid on the Block

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13 Jan 2011 09:45:58 IST
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i think there'll be just one bulb glowing at the end

Hot goIITian

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14 Jan 2011 07:15:19 IST
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No its not correct.Please try again.Best of luck.Wish you a happy pongal.

Hot goIITian

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14 Jan 2011 07:15:51 IST
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Wish you all a happy pongal.

New kid on the Block

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14 Jan 2011 07:33:50 IST
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I think 20 bulbs will be glowing

Hot goIITian

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15 Jan 2011 14:26:44 IST
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No its not coorect

Blazing goIITian

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15 Jan 2011 17:05:14 IST
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good question... Zero seem to be d answer.. :o

Hot goIITian

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15 Jan 2011 23:22:45 IST
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1 bulb ?

New kid on the Block

Joined: 4 Jun 2009 00:30:07 IST
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16 Jan 2011 00:05:33 IST
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99 ??

Hot goIITian

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16 Jan 2011 07:14:35 IST
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No its not correct.All of you are wrong.Better luck next time.

New kid on the Block

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16 Jan 2011 12:58:09 IST
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99 bulbs are glowing

Hot goIITian

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17 Jan 2011 22:16:11 IST
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when r u going to post the answer ?

Blazing goIITian

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18 Jan 2011 11:20:53 IST
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all 100 or what?

New kid on the Block

Joined: 18 Jan 2011 20:17:11 IST
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18 Jan 2011 20:18:09 IST
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Answer is 9



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