How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?
None. A hole doesn’t have any dirt.
None. A hole doesn’t have any dirt.
What number comes next?
2, 2, 4, 12, 48, ___
240. To get the number, multiply the previous number in the series by its position. 48 is in the 5th position, so 48 × 5 = 240
240. To get the number, multiply the previous number in the series by its position. 48 is in the 5th position, so 48 × 5 = 240
I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
A nose.
What kind of a nut has a hole?
A donut (or a nut as in a nut and bolt). Here’s a fun fact. Another riddle with donut as the answer is, “What has no beginning, end or middle?”
A donut (or a nut as in a nut and bolt). Here’s a fun fact. Another riddle with donut as the answer is, “What has no beginning, end or middle?”
Which is the odd one out and why?
A. Cassius
B. Cassia is a tropical tree; Cassius and Casca were conspirators against Julius Caesar.
B. Cassia is a tropical tree; Cassius and Casca were conspirators against Julius Caesar.
Mrs. Shine was having a rough day and wanted a break. So she asked her class to calculate the sum of the first 50 odd numbers. In a few moments, Winifred was at her desk with the correct answer of 2,500. Stunned, Mrs. Shine figured she must have gotten lucky, and sent precocious Winifred back to her seat with the task of finding the sum of the first 75 odd numbers. Again, Winifred returned in seconds with the correct answer (5,625).
How did Winifred find the answer so quickly?
Winifred, being the precocious child she is, realized there was a pattern when computing smaller sums of odd numbers.
First 3: 1 + 3 + 5 = 9
Do you see the pattern like our dear friend Winnie?
For the first n odd numbers, the sum is equal to n2 . Thus the first 50 is 502 , or 2,500, and the first 75 is 752 , or 5,625.
Winifred, being the precocious child she is, realized there was a pattern when computing smaller sums of odd numbers.
First 3: 1 + 3 + 5 = 9
Do you see the pattern like our dear friend Winnie?
For the first n odd numbers, the sum is equal to n2 . Thus the first 50 is 502 , or 2,500, and the first 75 is 752 , or 5,625.
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.
How can you go from DINER to MENUS, changing one letter at a time and forming another English word in each step?
DINER
Another option is:
DINER
Another option is:
A train is a half mile long and is about to enter a 10 mile tunnel. If the train is traveling at 35mph, how long will it take for the entire train to make it through the tunnel, from the front of the train entering to the end of the train leaving the tunnel?
18 minutes.
Length of the train: 0.5 miles
Time = 10.5 miles / 35 mph = 0.3 hours = 18 minutes
18 minutes.
Length of the train: 0.5 miles
Time = 10.5 miles / 35 mph = 0.3 hours = 18 minutes
I have two hands but I cannot clap. What am I?
A clock.