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?
Riddle AnswerLogic Riddles
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 AnswerThe Liar
A boy and a girl are sitting on a bench.
“I am a boy,” says the child with black hair.
“I am a girl,” says the child with brown hair.
At least one of them is lying. Who is the boy and who is the girl?
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 AnswerMissing Apple
Mrs. Stotch is a fifth grade teacher. One of her students took her apple. Mrs. Stotch has narrowed the suspects down to Billy, Paige, and Tyler. Each of the students give these statements:
Billy: I didn’t do it.
Paige: I didn’t do it.
Tyler: Paige did it!
Mrs. Stotch knows that only one of the kids is telling the truth. Who is telling the truth and who took the apple?
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