Weight in my belly,
What am I?
A boat.
This equation is incomplete: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 = 100
One way to make it accurate is by adding seven plus and minus signs, like so.
1 + 2 + 3 – 4 + 5 + 6 + 78 + 9 = 100
How can you do it using only 3 plus or minus signs?
123 – 45 – 67 + 89 = 100
What are these three related items? When I am placed somewhere I will never stand up. Whatever you give me I will eat. When I go I never return.
A stove, fire, smoke.
Essentially a duplicate of A Group of Three but I’m keeping it here to avoid broken links.
A stove, fire, smoke.
Essentially a duplicate of A Group of Three but I’m keeping it here to avoid broken links.
My motor revs, but I’m no rocket,
A lemon. It’s a citrus fruit whose juice is acidic and can be used to conduct electricity for motors. A car or other purchase that has problems is known as a lemon and can be expensive to repair. Lemons have a tart flavor but do little harm (unless you get it in a cut, then it hurts like the dickens). The old saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” (I know, it’s spelled aid not ade but it sounds the same and wouldn’t make any sense the other way. It all works out nicely when the riddle is told instead of read.)
A lemon. It’s a citrus fruit whose juice is acidic and can be used to conduct electricity for motors. A car or other purchase that has problems is known as a lemon and can be expensive to repair. Lemons have a tart flavor but do little harm (unless you get it in a cut, then it hurts like the dickens). The old saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” (I know, it’s spelled aid not ade but it sounds the same and wouldn’t make any sense the other way. It all works out nicely when the riddle is told instead of read.)
Get from the word THIN to BARN by changing one letter at a time and forming another English word in each step.
1. THIN
1. THIN
1. THIN
I prevent escape or intrusion,
Thieves use me to get money,
I’m the practice of a sport, but not on the lawn,
What am I?
Fence. Fences keep ne’er-do-wells out and protect people inside. A fence is a person who buys stolen goods to later resell them for a profit. Those who fence practice the sport of fencing. En garde! And people don’t like it when you sit on the fence in a heated debate. (Believe me, I speak from experience)
Fence. Fences keep ne’er-do-wells out and protect people inside. A fence is a person who buys stolen goods to later resell them for a profit. Those who fence practice the sport of fencing. En garde! And people don’t like it when you sit on the fence in a heated debate. (Believe me, I speak from experience)
I am always with you
What am I?
Air.
How is the letter T like an island?
It’s in the middle of waTer.
It’s in the middle of waTer.
I am an English word with five letters. If you remove my last four I am still pronounced the same. What am I?
Queue.
What number belongs at the beginning of this sequence?
?, 3, 2, 3, 9, 2, 4, 8, 4, 3, 7, 6
3 ½.
If you break up the numbers into groups of 4, a,b,c,d, then 2 × |a – d| = |b – c|.
9 2 4 8 → 2 × |9 – 8| = |2 – 4|, or 2 × 1 = 2
I’m not sure this is the correct solution, but it’s the best I’ve found so far. Email me if you know of a better one.
3 ½.
If you break up the numbers into groups of 4, a,b,c,d, then 2 × |a – d| = |b – c|.
9 2 4 8 → 2 × |9 – 8| = |2 – 4|, or 2 × 1 = 2
I’m not sure this is the correct solution, but it’s the best I’ve found so far. Email me if you know of a better one.