A cable of 80m (meters) is hanging from the top of two poles that are both 50m from the ground.
What is the distance between the two poles, to one decimal place, if the center of the cable is 10m above the ground?
Riddle AnswerInterview Riddles
Red and Blue Marbles
Your friend has 100 red marbles, 100 blue marbles and 2 jars.
He proposes a game. He fills the jars with the marbles, put the two jars behind his back and tell you to pick one of them at random. You’ll then close your eyes, he’ll hand you the jar you picked, and you’ll pick a random marble from that jar.
You win if the marble you pick is blue, and you lose otherwise.
To give you the best shot at winning, your friend gives you the two jars before the game starts and says you can move the marbles around however you’d like, as long as all 200 marbles are in one of the 2 jars (that is, you can’t throw any marbles away).
How should you move the marbles around to give yourself the best chance of picking a blue marble?
Riddle AnswerClock Strike 12
At six o’clock the wall clock struck 6 times. Checking with my watch, I noticed that the time between the first and last strokes was 30 seconds. How long will the clock take to strike 12 at midnight?
Riddle AnswerThree Mothers at the Movies
Three mothers each have their own daughter. They decide to go to the cinema with all of their daughters.
When they reached the cinema however, the ticket booth tells them that there are only five seats left for the show. The mothers, however, buy the tickets, and find a seat for everybody.
How is this possible?
Riddle AnswerRussian Gangster
A Russian gangster kidnaps you. He puts two bullets in consecutive order in an empty six-round revolver, spins it, points it at your head and shoots.
*Click* You’re still alive!
He then asks you, “Do you want me to spin it again and fire or pull the trigger again right away?” Which option will give you a higher probability of not being shot at?
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