A merchant has 21 sacks of grain: 7 full, 7 half-full and 7 empty. He wants to divide them equally among his three sons. How can he do this, without transferring any grain between sacks, so each son has the same quantity of grain and number of sacks?
We know each son must end up with 7 sacks and 3.5 sacks of grain, since (7 sacks + 7 half sacks) / 3 = 3.5 sacks each.
Solution 1
Solution 2
We know each son must end up with 7 sacks and 3.5 sacks of grain, since (7 sacks + 7 half sacks) / 3 = 3.5 sacks each.
Solution 1
Solution 2
I run cold and hot,
What am I?
Blood. People can be referred to as hot blooded, and certain animals are cold-blooded. Your veins look blue, but the blood is actually red.
Blood. People can be referred to as hot blooded, and certain animals are cold-blooded. Your veins look blue, but the blood is actually red.
A cloth poorly dyed
Their color both change easily.
Their color both change easily.
If Leopold had one more sister he would have twice as many sisters as brothers.
How many brothers and sisters does Leopold have?
Three sisters and two brothers.
Three sisters and two brothers.
He and she both have one each, but every person has two. A citizen has three and a human being has four. A personality has five and an inhabitant of earth has six. What are they?
Syllables.
What has a head, one arm, one leg and a round bottom?
A handicapped parking sign.
A handicapped parking sign.
I turn around once,
What am I?
A key.
Some are quick to take it.
Risk.
By Sef Daystrom
What does this represent?
BAN ANA
Banana split. It’s the word banana, and it’s split apart.
Banana split. It’s the word banana, and it’s split apart.
What has teeth but can’t bite?
A comb. Other inanimate objects with teeth like a saw, zipper or a gear can “bite” you. Many people can affirm from painful experience in regards to zippers and saws, and the unfortunate factory worker who is missing a finger can attest to gears. It’s a rare event that anyone would be injured by a comb.
Another grim option is a dead animal or person.
A comb. Other inanimate objects with teeth like a saw, zipper or a gear can “bite” you. Many people can affirm from painful experience in regards to zippers and saws, and the unfortunate factory worker who is missing a finger can attest to gears. It’s a rare event that anyone would be injured by a comb.
Another grim option is a dead animal or person.