Problem Solving Riddles
Riddles are fun! They are also a great practice for math... WHAT?
Riddles are fun! They are also a great practice for math... WHAT?
Well, riddles get us thinking differently. Riddles involve critical thinking and problem solving skills. So, while riddles are fun, they also help us develop critical thinking skills. Wow, these are skills we use in math too. Let's work your brain... try out some thought provoking, funny puzzles.
Well, riddles get us thinking differently. Riddles involve critical thinking and problem solving skills. So, while riddles are fun, they also help us develop critical thinking skills. Wow, these are skills we use in math too. Let's work your brain... try out some thought provoking, funny puzzles.
Q. If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
A. 9Q. If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Q. If there are four apples and you take away three, how many do you have?
A. You took three apples so obviously you have three.Q. If there are four apples and you take away three, how many do you have?
Q. Where do fish keep their money?
A. In the river bank.Q. Where do fish keep their money?
Q. Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each of them catches one fish. So why do they bring home only three fish?
A. Because the fishing group has a grandfather, his son, and his son's son - so there are just three people.Q. Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each of them catches one fish. So why do they bring home only three fish?
Q. I add five to nine, and get two. The answer is correct, but how?
A. When it is 9am, add 5 hours to it and you will get 2pm.Q. I add five to nine, and get two. The answer is correct, but how?
Q. The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed. How old could they be?
A. There are three possible solutions for this: the father-son duo could be 51 and 15 years old, 42 and 24 years old or 60 and 06 years old.Q. The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed. How old could they be?
Q. What weighs more - a pound of iron or a pound of feathers?
A. Both would weigh the same - come on, a pound remains a pound, no matter of the object!Q. What weighs more - a pound of iron or a pound of feathers?
Q. If a rooster laid 13 eggs and the farmer took eight of them and then another rooster laid 12 eggs and four of them were rotten, how many of the eggs were left?
A. Roosters don't lay eggs!Q. If a rooster laid 13 eggs and the farmer took eight of them and then another rooster laid 12 eggs and four of them were rotten, how many of the eggs were left?
Q. I am an odd number; take away an alphabet and I become even. What number am I?
A. Seven (SEVEN-S=EVEN)Q. I am an odd number; take away an alphabet and I become even. What number am I?
Q. Using only addition, how can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000?
A. 888 +88 +8 +8 +8 =1,000Q. Using only addition, how can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000?
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