riddles
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a guy found a green rock and died. How did he die?
He was Superman
200
Two fathers and two sons sat down to eat breakfast. They ate exactly three eggs, each person had an egg. The riddle is for you to explain how.
What is one of the 'fathers' is also a grandfather. Therefore the other father is both a son and a father to the grandson.
300
A farmer is trying to cross a river. He is taking with him a rabbit, carrots and a fox, and he has a small raft. He can only bring 1 item a time across the river because his raft can only fit either the rabbit, the carrots or the fox. How does he cross the river. (You can assume that the fox does not eat the rabbit if the man is present, you can also assume that the fox and the rabbit are not trying to escape and run away)
The key to solving this riddle is realizing that you have to take the rabbit over first and the switch the fox with the rabbit. See step 2. Step 1) Take the rabbit to the other side Shore Other Side Carrots Fox Rabbit Step 2) Go back and get the Fox and switch it with the Rabbit **The key here is that the carrots and the rabbit are not being left alone. Shore Other Side Carrots Rabbit (Not left alone) Fox Step 3) Take the carrots across. Shore Other Side Rabbit Fox Carrots Step 4) Go back and get the rabbit Shore Other Side Rabbit Fox Carrots
400
Three brothers live in a farm. They agreed to buy new seeds: Adam and Ben would go and Charlie stayed to protect fields. Ben bought 75 sacks of wheat in the market whereas Adam bought 45 sacks. At home, they split the sacks equally. Charlie had paid 1400 dollars for the wheat. How much dollars did Ben and Adam get of the sum, considering equal split of the sacks?
What is Every farmer's part is 1/3(45+75) = 40 sacks. Charlie paid $1400 for 40 sacks, then 1 sack costs $1400/40 = $35/sack. Adam got $35*(45-40)=35*5 = $175. Ben got $35*(75-40)=35*35 = $1225. Answer: Ben $1225, Adam $175
500
How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000? (only use addition)
What is The key to this math riddle is realizing that the one place must be zero. 888 +88 +8 +8 +8 =1,000
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