10 candles stand burning in a dining room. A strong breeze blows in through an open window and extinguishes 3 of them. Assuming the wind doesn’t extinguish any more candles, how many candles do you have left in the end?
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Stranded on an Island
A man weighing 14 stone and his two sons weighing 7 stone each were stranded on an island. All they had to get off the island was a small boat, but it could only hold 14 stone. How did the man and his sons get off the island?
Riddle AnswerTroubling Doubling at School
In a class, the number of girls who do wear a watch is double the number who don’t. But the number of boys who do not wear a watch is double the number who do.
If I tell you the number of girls in my class is double the number of boys, Can you tell me the number of students I teach? Here’s a clue: More than 20; below 32.
Riddle AnswerTrial of Prisoner
A prisoner is told, “If you tell a lie we will hang you; but if you tell the truth we will shoot you”. What can the prisoner say to save himself?
Riddle AnswerNail in Tree
When James was nine years old he hammered a nail into a tree to mark his height. Ten years later, James returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by four inches each year, how much higher would the nail be?
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