Jim and Wanda both have some apples. If Jim gives Wanda an apple, they will both have the same number of apples. However, if Wanda gives Jim an apple, Jim will have twice as many as Wanda. How many apples do Jim and Wanda each have?
Jim has 7 apples and Wanda has 5 apples.
Jim has 7 apples and Wanda has 5 apples.
What is made of wood but can’t be sawed?
Sawdust. It’s still made up of wood, but a saw will be of no use.
Sawdust. It’s still made up of wood, but a saw will be of no use.
What passes before the sun but makes no shadow?
Air.
Three lives have I.
Water.
You’ve traveled a third of the way, yet you’re only halfway there.
Where are you going?
Hint: The answer applies in the US but not in Europe.
You’re in a build headed to the fourth floor. When you reach the second floor, you’ve gone one floor and have two more floors left, so you’re 1/3 of the way. But at the same time, you’re on the 2nd floor and have two more floors to get to the 4th floor, thus you’re halfway there.
This doesn’t work in Europe, because they typically refer to the “first floor” as the ground floor, and the first floor is one story up.
Thanks to Danny Llinas for submitting this.
You’re in a build headed to the fourth floor. When you reach the second floor, you’ve gone one floor and have two more floors left, so you’re 1/3 of the way. But at the same time, you’re on the 2nd floor and have two more floors to get to the 4th floor, thus you’re halfway there.
This doesn’t work in Europe, because they typically refer to the “first floor” as the ground floor, and the first floor is one story up.
Thanks to Danny Llinas for submitting this.
Laura saw that there were three pieces of candy left in a bowl on the kitchen table. She knew they were either chocolates or caramels but didn’t know how many there were of each. What is the probability that there is a piece of chocolate candy in the bowl?
7/8.
The possible combinations are:
Number 2 is the only one that doesn’t have chocolate, thus Laura’s love of chocolate will more than likely be satiated.
7/8.
The possible combinations are:
Number 2 is the only one that doesn’t have chocolate, thus Laura’s love of chocolate will more than likely be satiated.
Replace the letters with numbers to make this a valid mathematical equation.
COPS
CLOSE
CELLAR
CORPSE
CASE
+ COLLAR
--------
RECTOR
2730
29704
249918
278304
2104
+ 279918
--------
842678
2730
29704
249918
278304
2104
+ 279918
--------
842678
I am too much for one, enough for two, but nothing to three. What am I?
A secret.
Find rhymes for each set of words so the first is a category and the rest are items in the category.
For example, LOYALTY: spring, clean, rinse → ROYALTY: king, queen, prince
1. LOIN: mortar, climb, pickle
1. COIN: quarter, dime, nickel
1. COIN: quarter, dime, nickel
What is the answer to this problem?
48 / 2(9 + 3) = ?
It depends. Usually, math has one right answer, but in this case, the order of operations can get a little quirky.
There are two ways to solve this. First, like so:
But another, arguably valid way is:
Thanks to KnowYourMeme for providing a great overview on this one. Math StackExchange has more discussion.
It depends. Usually, math has one right answer, but in this case, the order of operations can get a little quirky.
There are two ways to solve this. First, like so:
But another, arguably valid way is:
Thanks to KnowYourMeme for providing a great overview on this one. Math StackExchange has more discussion.