Math Riddles
There are 3 doors. Behind 1 door is a car, and behind the other 2 is a goat. You want the car. You are told to select one, and then the host reveals one of the doors that is a goat. You are then given the option to stay with your first pick, or to switch. Are your odds better to win if you switch, or stay with your first choice?
To switch! The explanation is too long to type, so I will just say it
Omni
What percentage of our bodies are made up of water?
About 60% of your bodies are made up of water
What is the famous American holiday on July 4th?
It's simple, the 4th of July
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An athlete is able to jump FOREVER. However, every time that she jumps she gets a bit more tired, and every jump goes 1/2 as far as her prior jump. Now, for her very first jump, she goes 1/2 of a meter. On her second jump, she goes 1/4 of a meter, and so on and so forth.
How long does it take for her to jump 1 meter?
She will NEVER make it a full meter. She will infinitely get closer without ever touching because she always goes exactly half the distance to the "meter" mark.
In what year did Lehi take his family from Jerusalem?
To the nearest 3000, how many pounds can a block of bone the size of a matchbox support? (a matchbox is a box that holds matches)
Pound for pound, your bones are stronger than steel. A block of bone the size of a matchbox can support up to 18,000 pounds of weight.
Which civil war began in 1946?
Civil War in China
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Two fathers and two sons sat down to eat eggs for breakfast. They ate exactly three eggs, each person had an egg. How?
One of the fathers was a grandfather, so the grandfather is a father, the father is a son and father, and the son is the second son, each ate 1 egg
Who was the prophet in America when Christ visited?
Nephi!
How many bones do children have, and how many do your average adult have?
Infants are born with roughly 300 bones, which fuse together until the average adult has roughly 206 bones
Who was born on April 23, 1564?
William Shakespeare
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How do you make this problem true, by moving ONLY 1 number? (Switching numbers is 2 movements)
101-102=100
101-102=100
What was the real name of the Brother of Jared? (Hint: Half of it is in Ether 2:13).
Mohonri Moriancumer.
What is the biggest and smallest bone of the body? (Bonus 100 points if you can say where they are BOTH located)
The largest bone in the human body is the femur, also known as the thigh bone. The smallest bone is the stirrup bone, which is located inside your ear drum.
Who emigrated to U.S. from Germany on October 17, 1933?
Albert Einstein
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4 people must cross a bridge. One of them takes 20 minutes to cross, one of them takes 10 minutes, another takes 2 minutes, and the other takes 1 minute. They must always carry the 1 lantern that they have in order to cross, and only 2 can cross at a time. That means that when 2 go across, one must return with the lamp, and bring another across. You must do it in less than 28 minutes, how?
Send the 2 minute and 1 minute person first, then send the 1 minute back, then send the 10 and 20 minute across, then send the 2 minute back, then send the 2 and 1 minute across.
2+1+20+2+2=27
In the time of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies, which group of people (or "ites") was only 1 person converted?
The Amalekites! (See Alma 23:14).
How many cells do our bodies produce per day? (If you are in the average range, you will get the points, think in billions)
The average body makes about 2 to 3 million red blood cells every second, or about 173 to 259 billion red blood cells per day.
The building of what world-famous structure began in the year 214 BC?
The Great Wall of China
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