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A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?
If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.

I am a two digit even number. I am a square of a number, and also a cube of another number. Who am I?

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

What has a head and a tail, but no body?

Use the word "dormitory" to make two words which will complete the below sentence. Daniel stays in a _______ _______.
dirty room

The anagram of this phrase is an instrument used in the orchestra. What is it? A bliss nectar
Bass clarinet

I help all living things to survive. I give shade to others. People use me for their various needs. I have rings to determine my age. Who am I?

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