If you are running in a race and pass the person in second place, what position are you in?
Second place. If you guessed first place, the person in first place is still there. But I’m sure you’re catching up.
Second place. If you guessed first place, the person in first place is still there. But I’m sure you’re catching up.
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.
What is the smallest integer that is all 4s when multiplied by 7?
63,492 × 7 = 444,444
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.
I cannot be other than what I am
A prince.
What does this represent?
13579U
The odds are against you. All of the odd single-digit numbers are lined up next to the letter u, representing the word you.
The odds are against you. All of the odd single-digit numbers are lined up next to the letter u, representing the word you.
You will only ever find me in the past. I am created in the present but the future can never taint me. What am I?
History
What passes before the sun but makes no shadow?
Air.
I’ve swallowed the dead,
A mansion once stood,
What am I?
Arlington National Cemetery, the burial place of soldiers from the United States Civil War. It also houses the tomb of unknown soldiers. General Robert E. Lee’s mansion once stood on the land that is now occupied by the cemetery. And on Memorial Day in the US, we honor all those who died while serving their country’s armed forces.
Arlington National Cemetery, the burial place of soldiers from the United States Civil War. It also houses the tomb of unknown soldiers. General Robert E. Lee’s mansion once stood on the land that is now occupied by the cemetery. And on Memorial Day in the US, we honor all those who died while serving their country’s armed forces.
A three-letter word I’m sure you know,
What am I?
A bow. It has three letters, the bow of a boat is the front, bows are found on the presents on Santa’s sleigh, rainbows come with the rain, one bows before a king and a bow and arrow requires a string.
A bow. It has three letters, the bow of a boat is the front, bows are found on the presents on Santa’s sleigh, rainbows come with the rain, one bows before a king and a bow and arrow requires a string.