My current age, is the age of my 14 year-old brother plus one third of my age. How old will I be when my brother is twice his current age?
I will be 35. I am currently 21.
x = my current age
x = 14 + x/3
3x = 42 + x
2x = 42
x = 21 (so 14 years later, I'll be 35)
I will be 35. I am currently 21.
x = my current age
x = 14 + x/3
3x = 42 + x
2x = 42
x = 21 (so 14 years later, I'll be 35)
If you can hard boil a Kiwi bird egg in 20 minutes, how long would it take to hard boil four Kiwi bird eggs?
20 minutes. You can boil them all at once in a large pot.
20 minutes. You can boil them all at once in a large pot.
At my start I last a mere eleven days,
What am I?
One million seconds (about 11 1/2 days).
Change the “m” to a “b” to get one billion seconds (about 31.7 years).
It’s rather surprising that a million seconds and a billion seconds differ by such a large duration.
One million seconds (about 11 1/2 days).
Change the “m” to a “b” to get one billion seconds (about 31.7 years).
It’s rather surprising that a million seconds and a billion seconds differ by such a large duration.
I’m rarely touched but often held and if you’re wise you’ll use me well. What am I?
Your tongue.
What does this rebus represent?
ROFORKAD
A fork in the road.
What can you break but not touch?
A promise.
What is the longest word without any repeated letters?
Uncopyrightable, with 15 letters and not a single one repeated. Dermatoglyphics, the study of fingerprints, works too.
Uncopyrightable, with 15 letters and not a single one repeated. Dermatoglyphics, the study of fingerprints, works too.
You have to travel far before you turn it over. What is it?
An odometer.
One am I, among six others:
Who am I
Europe. Europe is the one among six other continents.
2. North America
Asia is the largest, Australia is the smallest. Antarctica is cold, Africa is dark-skinned and the Americas are brothers.
This was is said to be written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known for writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland .
Europe. Europe is the one among six other continents.
2. North America
Asia is the largest, Australia is the smallest. Antarctica is cold, Africa is dark-skinned and the Americas are brothers.
This was is said to be written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known for writing Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland .
Ground not for thy daily bread,
A flower. The soil they grow in is not used for food, like wheat to make bread, but for their smell. A neglected flower will wither.
A flower. The soil they grow in is not used for food, like wheat to make bread, but for their smell. A neglected flower will wither.