During a school lunch break, ten kids are discussing about their holiday jobs. In particular, they would like to know their average monthly salary (for the ten of them), but no one wants to admit openly exactly how much they make. Can you devise a way for them to calculate their average (mean) salary without anyone having to tell anyone else what their individual salaries are?
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Inside out T-shirt Label
Tom was running late for work. He quickly got dressed and threw a t-shirt on in the dark. He had it on inside out with his right arm in the left sleeve, and his left arm in the right sleeve. Where was the label?
Riddle AnswerDee Septor, The Famous Magician
Dee Septor, the famous magician, claimed to be able to throw a ping-pong ball so that it would go a short distance, come to a complete stop, and then reverse itself. He also added that he would not bounce the ball off any object, or tie anything to it. How could he perform this trick?
Riddle Answer10000 Miles 5 Tyres
A 4-wheel drive car has travelled 10,000 miles using 5 tyres. All tyres have travelled the same distance. How many miles each tyre has run?
Riddle AnswerFisherman Rating
A fisherman’s day is rated as good if he catches 9 fishes, fair if 7 fishes and bad if 5 fishes. He catches 53 fishes in a week and had all good, fair and bad ratings in the week. So how many good, fair and bad ratings days did the fisherman had in the week?
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