I have two hands but I cannot clap. What am I?
A clock.
Shoe, door, sticks, straight.
What word comes next?
Hen. The words are the last in each phrase from the children’s nursery rhyme.
One, two, buckle my shoe;
Hen. The words are the last in each phrase from the children’s nursery rhyme.
One, two, buckle my shoe;
It’s red, blue, purple and green, no one can reach it, not even the queen. What is it?
A rainbow.
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 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.
Kevin brings his school supplies to the counter. The cashier rings up his purchase for a total of $1.70. Kevin is puzzled, and says, “I bought 2 pencils at 2 cents each, 5 pencils at 4 cents each and 8 notebooks and 12 sheets of colored paper. I don’t remember the prices of the latter two, but the total can’t be $1.70.”
How did Kevin know?
Because 4 cents, 20 cents, 8 notebooks and 12 sheets of colored paper are all divisible by 4, but 170 cents isn’t.
Because 4 cents, 20 cents, 8 notebooks and 12 sheets of colored paper are all divisible by 4, but 170 cents isn’t.
I go in dry and come out wet,
What am I?
A tea bag or cement.
The defendant testified, “The attorney is my brother,” but the attorney took the stand and denied having a brother under oath. Who is lying?
Neither one of them lied. The defendant was the attorney’s sister.
Neither one of them lied. The defendant was the attorney’s sister.
A mother of three children had six apples. She gave two to each and yet 4 remained. How was this possible?
She gave the same 2 apples to each child in succession.
She gave the same 2 apples to each child in succession.
If you look at my face you won’t see 13 in any place. What am I?
A clock face. It only has the numbers 1 through 12.
A clock face. It only has the numbers 1 through 12.