Growing Economy
In between the jobs
Now count aloud the F's in that sentence. Count them ONLY ONCE. Do not go back and count them again. What is your answer?
A farmer has 17 sheep, and all but 9 die. How many are left?
9
A little boy goes shopping and purchases 12 tomatoes. On the way home, all but 9 get mushed and ruined. How many tomatoes are left in a good condition?
9
ADD 2 matchsticks to make the equation true.
4give and 4get
Split Level
Do they have a 4th of July in England?
Yes, they have 4th of July in England, but they don't celebrate it!
If there are 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?
2
If it took 6 people 9 hours to build a barn, how long would it take 12 people to build the same barn?
None, the Barn is already built!
From this arrangement of 15 matches, remove 6 to leave 10
Missing U (you)
Try to understand (Try 2 under stand)
Some months have 31 days; how many have 28?
All of them (12) have at least 28 days.
How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12! A dozen of anything is still 12!
If you buy a rooster for the purpose of laying eggs and you expect to get three eggs each day for breakfast, how many eggs will you have after three weeks?
Zero, roosters do not lay eggs!
ADD 3 matchsticks to make the equation true. Negative numbers are not allowed and no number is greater than 9.
Noon T (tea)
Red in Face
Why can't a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
Because he isn't dead, he is living in US.
A clerk in the butcher shop is 5' 10'' tall. What does he weigh?
He weighs MEAT.
If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?
Zero
DD 3 matchsticks to make the equation true. Negative numbers are not allowed and no number is greater than 9.
Trail Mix
Head for cover
If you have only one match and you walked into a room where there was an oil burner, a kerosene lamp, and a wood burning stove, which one would you light first?
The match :-)
Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10. What is the answer?
70
What can you put between a 5 and a 6 so that the result is greater than a five, but less than a six?
A point or a period (5.6)
TAKE AWAY 2 matchsticks to make the equation true.