Problem
A Big government building has 100 floors.Mr Smith and James work there. Both are hefty people conscious about being over weight.They live near to each other and almost always take the same car to go to office.When Smith and James go together they go directly to their office in 26th and 28th floors respectively using the lift.If Smith goes alone he always takes the stairway.If James goes alone he always goes in lift till 10th floor and take the stairs.One day 2 steps of the 13th floor staircase fell off in the night. James and Smith are always the very first people to enter the building.Usually everybody avoid stairs other than these two people.Whom do u think will be killed if they were planning to come separately the next day?
Hint
Some of the words can be for creating confusion.So ignore some and then re think.
5 comments:
Neither one will be killed. They will see the fallen steps on their way up and avoid the gap.
James would be killed.
Smith would see the fallen stairs at the bottom of the staircase when he started to go up the stairs.
James would not see the fallen steps because he is not starting at the bottom of the staircase.
If we assume that both r not sensible enough to see the broken steps immediately in front of their eyes and blindly step ahead, then James might fall down(can't assure he will get killed!) as he begins his journey after 11th floor as unlike in case of his buddy Smith. So the person who might fall first chronologically if they arrive alone to office(not considering the fact that each might not know the other's arrival ), then James will have a fall.
i am not able to relate the hint n d puzzle above..............so wud u plz mention it more precisely
I don't know if anybody will be killed, but if the question can be rephrased as "who will be the first one to see the broken stairs", the answer depends on whoever is the first one to come to work, because we know that Smith and James haven't arrived together.
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