In one day, 6 things.
What are the things?
Odd numbers.
In a day, there are 6 odd hours: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 (ignoring 24-hour time).
In a week, there are 4 odd-numbered days: 1, 3, 5, 7
In a month, there are 2 odd weeks: 1, 3 (no month has 5 full weeks)
And in a year’s 12 months, there is 1 odd number: 1 (the 1 of 12).
I readily agree the year one is a stretch, but I didn’t write it :)
Odd numbers.
In a day, there are 6 odd hours: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 (ignoring 24-hour time).
In a week, there are 4 odd-numbered days: 1, 3, 5, 7
In a month, there are 2 odd weeks: 1, 3 (no month has 5 full weeks)
And in a year’s 12 months, there is 1 odd number: 1 (the 1 of 12).
I readily agree the year one is a stretch, but I didn’t write it :)
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By Sef Daystrom
What is the answer to this math problem:
8 ÷ 2 (2 + 2)
16 or 1, depending.
According to PEMDAS, parentheses come first: 8 ÷ 2 (4)
Then, even though multiplication is first in PEMDAS, you go left to right: 4 (4) = 16
If you got 1, you’re in good company. That’s what I got at first too but most calculators I’ve tried get 16.
I found this at Popular Mechanics and the debate continues online.
16 or 1, depending.
According to PEMDAS, parentheses come first: 8 ÷ 2 (4)
Then, even though multiplication is first in PEMDAS, you go left to right: 4 (4) = 16
If you got 1, you’re in good company. That’s what I got at first too but most calculators I’ve tried get 16.
I found this at Popular Mechanics and the debate continues online.
You are in a room with no windows, doors or any exit. The only items are a mirror and a table. How do you escape?
Hint: This is not a typical brain teaser.
Look in the mirror, then at the wall and back at the mirror to see what you saw. Use the saw to cut the table in half and join the two halves to make a whole. Put the “hole” on the wall and climb out.
I know, it’s lame. I like to have brain teasers that you can realistically guess, but this one’s so popular, I feel an obligation to include it.
Look in the mirror, then at the wall and back at the mirror to see what you saw. Use the saw to cut the table in half and join the two halves to make a whole. Put the “hole” on the wall and climb out.
I know, it’s lame. I like to have brain teasers that you can realistically guess, but this one’s so popular, I feel an obligation to include it.
Rearrange the letters in this phrase to make a single word.
DRAGON LEWIS
A SINGLE WORD. Tricky, eh? But you can’t complain, since I gave you the answer.
A SINGLE WORD. Tricky, eh? But you can’t complain, since I gave you the answer.
Born in the ocean,
What am I?
Salt. Salt is harvested from seawater, it’s white and it dissolves in water.
Salt. Salt is harvested from seawater, it’s white and it dissolves in water.
How would you combine one-third of 12 and four-fifths of 7 to get 11?
Add EL (one-third of TWELVE) to EVEN (four-fifths of SEVEN) and get ELEVEN.
Add EL (one-third of TWELVE) to EVEN (four-fifths of SEVEN) and get ELEVEN.
What word comes next?
one three five four ______
Four. Each word is the number of letters in the previous word. And since four has four letters, it would continue with four forever after.
Four. Each word is the number of letters in the previous word. And since four has four letters, it would continue with four forever after.
What is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
A chalkboard (or blackboard). It’s solid black when clean, and as you write on it with white chalk it becomes dirty.
A chalkboard (or blackboard). It’s solid black when clean, and as you write on it with white chalk it becomes dirty.
These are names given to groups of creatures or things, but they have been scrambled. What is the correct arrangement?
Colony of Birds
Colony of Frogs
Colony of Frogs