To weigh a 40-pound object with four weights – 1, 3, 9, and 27 pounds, the merchant placed all of the weights on one side of the scale and the object on the other side. But how did he weigh 5 pounds?
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Rungs of a Ladder
The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?
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Half Full Barrel Puzzle
Two workers in a brewery are trying to settle an argument over how much beer is inside a barrel. One worker thinks the barrel is more than half full while the other says it’s less than half full.
How can they settle the argument without using any measuring tools?
Note: the top of the barrel can be easily removed.
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What day comes 3 days after the day which comes 2 days after the day which comes immediately after the day which comes 2 days after Monday?
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