Title: Riddles (really easy ones)
Description: riddles.
Zaqufant - January 25, 2007 11:08 PM (GMT)
Here are some riddles that my math teacher gave me. They are all really easy, but I want to see what you guys say. So here they are...
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1)Take three oranges from four oranges and what have you got?
2)We all know there are 12 one-cent stamps in a dozen, but how many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?
3)The skin diver said he found a silver coin dated 34-BC, Was he lying?
4)Which Would you perfer, a car-load of nickels, or half a car load of dimes?
5)If three cats kill three fish in three minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 fish?
6)A little Italian and a bit Italian are walking along. The little Italian is the big Italians son. The big Italian is not the little Italians father. Who is it?
7)Which is correct: 8 and 8 are 15, or 8 and 8 is 15?
8)Two trains 100 miles apart are on the same track. One train is going 60mph. And the other is going 40mph. A bird is going 15mph. How far will the bird have traveled once the trains meet, it the bird started the same time as the trains.
9)A farmer had 18 cows. All but 6 died. How many does he have left.
10)There are ten red socks and ten blue socks in a drawer. If you reach into the drawer, in the dark, how many must you take out before you are sure to have a pair to match?
11)A conoe can only carry 200 lbs. If a father weighing 200lbs, and two suns, whom each weigh 100 lbs, use it to cross the lake?
12)Will the courts allow a man to marry his widows sister? Why or why not?
13)There are two American coins on the table. They equel to 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What two coins are they?
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I'll tell you my answers after a few people have given me theirs.
draco - January 26, 2007 12:46 AM (GMT)
1. 3 oranges
2. 12
3. yes
4. they're the same
5. 100 minutes
6. the bit italian...?
7. 8 and 8 is 15
8. 15 miles
9. 6
10. twice
11. what..? first the two sons go and then the father
12. because he's dead
13. half dollar and a nickel
Zaqufant - January 26, 2007 01:56 AM (GMT)
1. 3 oranges YES
2. 12 YES
3. yes NOT WHAT I GOT
4. they're the same YES
5. 100 minutes NOT WHAT I GOT
6. the bit italian...? NOT WHAT I GOT
7. 8 and 8 is 15 NOT WHAT I GOT
8. 15 miles YES
9. 6 YES
10. twice SURE
11. what..? first the two sons go and then the father SURE
12. because he's dead YES
13. half dollar and a nickel YES
I don't know if the ones I got are right, but "YES" means thats what i got "NOT WHAT I GOT" means that's not the same thing as i got (duh) and "SURE" means that i didn't quite figure those out.
C-Man - January 26, 2007 08:43 AM (GMT)
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1)Take three oranges from four oranges and what have you got?
2)We all know there are 12 one-cent stamps in a dozen, but how many 2 cent stamps are there in a dozen?
3)The skin diver said he found a silver coin dated 34-BC, Was he lying?
4)Which Would you perfer, a car-load of nickels, or half a car load of dimes?
5)If three cats kill three fish in three minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 fish?
6)A little Italian and a bit Italian are walking along. The little Italian is the big Italians son. The big Italian is not the little Italians father. Who is it?
7)Which is correct: 8 and 8 are 15, or 8 and 8 is 15?
8)Two trains 100 miles apart are on the same track. One train is going 60mph. And the other is going 40mph. A bird is going 15mph. How far will the bird have traveled once the trains meet, it the bird started the same time as the trains.
9)A farmer had 18 cows. All but 6 died. How many does he have left.
10)There are ten red socks and ten blue socks in a drawer. If you reach into the drawer, in the dark, how many must you take out before you are sure to have a pair to match?
11)A conoe can only carry 200 lbs. If a father weighing 200lbs, and two suns, whom each weigh 100 lbs, use it to cross the lake?
12)Will the courts allow a man to marry his widows sister? Why or why not?
13)There are two American coins on the table. They equel to 55 cents. One is not a nickel. What two coins are they?
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1) 3 oranges
2) 12
3) ?
4) there the same
5) 3 minutes
6) ?
7) neither
8) 15miles
9) 6
10) 7
11) they cross the lake ...
12) ?
13) 50 and 5
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Zaqufant - January 26, 2007 12:27 PM (GMT)
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1) 3 oranges
2) 12 YES
3) ?
4) there the same YES
5) 3 minutes YES
6) ?
7) neither YES
8) 15miles YES
9) 6 YES
10) 7 SURE...
11) they cross the lake ... SURE
12) ?
13) 50 and 5 YES |
YAY! somone that got the same as me on number 5). I don't get 10). Could somone tell me how to figure it out correctly. I don't get it. I just said 3.
C-Man - January 26, 2007 06:42 PM (GMT)
No actually miscalculated , it should be three
given2god - January 26, 2007 06:49 PM (GMT)
1. Three oranges, you took three so you have three.
2. 12, dozen equals twelve no matter the value of the objects.
3. ?
4. they are the same value, but I’d prefer the half carload of dimes becuz I’d have less to carry into the bank.
5. three minutes…aka each cat is killing one fish in the same amount of time.
6. su madre…lol
7. neither, 8 and 8 equals 16….
8. are the trains traveling towards or away from eachother?
9. six
10. well if you are any kind of genius the pairs will be folded together so it would only take one, but if they are all loose, you must reach in 3 times.
11. the two sons go across first, then one comes back with the boat and sends the father over, then the other comes back with the boat and they both travel back over, they are now all on the opposite shore without having collapsed the canoe.
12. whether it’s legal or not, who would want to marry a dead man?
13. quarter and a nickel, one isn’t a nickel, but the other is.
Shonoby - January 26, 2007 08:57 PM (GMT)
- 3 oranges
- 12
- Yes, because a human cant go to the ocean floor w/o a machine
- They're the same
- 3 minutes
- He has no father, his father died, the big Italian is his Stepfather.
- Neither
- 15 miles
- 6
- 6 time because that is more than 1half of all socks
- No they can't use it they all weight 400lbs
- No because he's dead
- 50 and 5
FrozenKnight - January 27, 2007 10:18 AM (GMT)
1) 3 oranges
2) 12
3) unknown (you can find a coin just about anywhere his profession doesn't matter.)
4) dimes (their relative size to nickels is smaller than 1/2 so i make more of a profit.)
5) 3 minutes. (if using algebra, in reality it could take any amount of time)
6) she's his mother
7) mathematically neither, grammatically both i think.
8) 15 miles. (if the bird doesn't get tired)
9) 6 cows.
10) none. there are 10 pairs in the drawer.
11) first the 2 sons go, then one takes the canoe back then the farther goes, then one son goes back picks up the other and brings him to the opposite shore.
12) no, he's dead.
13) half dollar and nickel.
Zaqufant - January 27, 2007 01:54 PM (GMT)
I'll give you the correct answers now. (well, the ones my teacher gave us. I think some are wrong)
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1)3
2)12
3) no, the makers of the coin wouldn't have known it was BC
4) dimes. they're much smaller than nickles.
5) 3 minutes.
6) his mom
7) neither. 8 and 8 is 16
8) 15 miles
9) 6 cows
10) 3 (the first ones either blue or red, and you might get a match on the second. But you will get a match on the thrid one)
11) first the 2 sons go, then one takes the canoe back then the farther goes, then one son goes back picks up the other and brings him to the opposite shore.
12)nope. he's dead
13) half dolar and a nickel
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TheHawgMaster - January 29, 2007 03:49 AM (GMT)
I was thinking it would be eleven socks since then you'd only have to reach in once.
charlie - January 29, 2007 08:24 PM (GMT)
The teachers answers are all correct. Which do you disagree with?
The only beef I have is with number 8. It doesn't say the trains are going towards each other.
I missed number 7. I knew number 11 but didn't take time to figure it out all the way before I checked the answer.
Zaqufant - January 30, 2007 04:08 AM (GMT)
I didn't copy the riddles word for world. i beleive on the paper it said the trains were going at eachother. Sorry for the cofusion.
charlie - January 30, 2007 06:36 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Zaqufant @ Jan 29 2007, 09:08 PM) |
| I didn't copy the riddles word for world. i beleive on the paper it said the trains were going at eachother. Sorry for the cofusion. |
:D No worries. I wouldn't have gotten them all right anyway.
So do you understand all the answers?
TheHawgMaster - February 2, 2007 03:49 AM (GMT)
I still think it should be eleven socks :P
