As is often the case, this month’s brain teaser has a lot in common with typical, hard GMAT and GRE questions in ways that are explained in the solution to the question. This is another good one! Enjoy! Gary and Barry race in a 50 yard dash. Gary wins by 5 yards. They...
This month, for the first time, we are using an official question from the new version of the GMAT as our monthly “brain teaser”. As anyone who knows the GMAT will be able to tell, it’s indistinguishable from questions that appeared on the “Classic GMAT,” but if you...
My teacher posed the below question to our class on the last day of 5th grade. I remember puzzling over it and needing my father to help me solve it. Don’t cheat. Give yourself a chance. You can do this! What word has 1 n, 1 p, 2 l’s, 4 e’s, and 5 s’s? Answer:...
Three men, who are not wearing glasses, are placed in a room without mirrors. The men are told to close their eyes and then a hat is placed on each of their heads. The hat is either red or green in color. Once the hats are in place they are told to open their eyes....
This month is the first time we are introducing an official GRE question as our monthly brain teaser. The below question is yet another example of how reasoning often trumps knowledge on standardized tests and how the questions can sometimes resemble brain teasers in...
