There is a circular ring in which there are 12 black mice and one white mice . a catwalks circularly in the ring and eats every 12th mice. where should the cat start so that thewhite mice is the last one to be eaten by cat?

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Sudesh

  • Sep 28th, 2006
 

start from 3'rd mouse.

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sashikaladixit

  • Oct 5th, 2006
 

the white mice shld be in 13th position...becos on total there are 13 mice so if the cat eats every 12th mice then there is a chance of getting the 12 th position is only twice.And the question is the white mice to be eaten as last...

so first time if the cat eats the 12th mice then the white mice becomes the 12 th mice for the second time.

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ram

  • Oct 17th, 2006
 

the cat should start counting frm the white mouse.

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ram

  • Oct 17th, 2006
 

detailed answer:

the white mouse should be on position 1 and not position 3.

if the cat starts counting frm the 1st then the mice in the 12th position gets eaten 1st and then the counting starts frm the 13th mouse and the 11th mouse gets eaten and so on and so forth and the last mice to be eaten wud the one on the 1st position.

try this draw a circle and with 13 pointers(like a clock diagram) and keep goin on the circle and cross out the 12th pointer

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rakrak_2

  • Oct 20th, 2006
 

hey guys the answer is 4th position.
The cat must start 4th positon from the white mouse.

draw a 13 pt in a circular fashion. (like clock).

highlight one point as a white mouse. and start counting from the 4th positon and strike every 12th.

u r annoying

  • Nov 3rd, 2006
 

hey guys according to me answer is :cat should start eating from the 2nd(not first) mouse from the white mouse.

vijander bagri

  • Nov 9th, 2006
 

just try it guys....the cat will start from 4th position....nd the white mouse will be at pos 13.....just try it once....

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Hey,

  • Nov 13th, 2006
 

The mouse should be in 1 first position. 'cause we do not know where the cat starts and it is a circular ring. Consider wherever it starts,is the 1 st position.

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raafi

  • Dec 2nd, 2006
 

vijayendra is correct

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Asmita

  • Dec 24th, 2006
 

shud start frm third pos.........n strike 12th.....!!!!final!

Chaitra

  • Jan 19th, 2007
 

Actaually Concept is they have not given the order how black and White mouse has to be placed.

So start from 1st position, 11th position is the last mouse to be eaten.

So place white mouse in 11th position and start from 1st.

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Guest

  • Jan 20th, 2007
 

HI........the white mouse has to be in 4 position.

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prabhjot

  • Jan 28th, 2007
 

i agree with u. 11th postion is the last one to be covered!

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sarvesh dwivedi

  • Feb 2nd, 2007
 

Fix 1 to 13 position as a chair and place all black mice from 1 to 12 place white mouse on 13th...start counting from 1st so 12 is gone now change the position like 13 moves to 1, 1 moves to 2 and so on.....as mentioned cat eats the 12 mouse hence if this rotation countinues then white mouse will be the last.

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f1suresh

  • May 8th, 2008
 

My Answer is, If you place the white mouse in 2nd position and if the CAT start from the first position then the CAT continues to eat 12th mouse and then at last it eats white mouse.

Please try out this and let me know.

Thanks
Suresh

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naidu_n_r

  • May 30th, 2008
 

place the white mouse in 1st position and let the cat start from 7th position then the white mouse will be the last to be eaten..

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