Peter says to his sister Bitsy, “Because I’m twice as old as you, I’m twice as smart, too.” His sister responds, “Yes, but in five years I’ll be twice as old as I am now, and you won’t.”
Peter is dumbfounded, and he stops to calculate how old he and his sister will be in five years. Do you know the answer?
Riddle AnswerImagine you were born in an odd-numbered year (like 1995). Will you celebrate your 50th birthday in an odd or an even year?
Riddle AnswerMother’s Day is always the second Sunday in May. What is the earliest possible date for this holiday, and what ’s the latest possible date?
Riddle AnswerAn engineer goes to a bank with a check of $200 and asks the cashier “Give me some one-dollar bills, ten times as many twos and the balance in fives!”
What will the cashier do?
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