A cement block balances evenly in the scales with three quarters of a pound and three quarters of a cement block. What is the weight of the whole cement block?
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Calendar Cubes
A man has two paper cubes on his desk. Every day he arranges both cubes so that the front faces show the current day of the month. What numbers are required on the faces of the cubes to allow this for all possible days in the calendar?
Riddle AnswerRight Foot Forward
A short man takes three steps to a tall man’s two steps. They both start out on the left foot. How many steps do they have to take before they are both stepping out on the right foot together?
Riddle AnswerWholesale Merchant
A wholesale merchant came to me one day and posed this problem. Every day in his business he has to weigh amounts from one pound to one hundred and twenty-one pounds, to the nearest pound. To do this, what is the minimum number of weights he needs and how heavy should each weight be?
Riddle AnswerBroken Glasses
My friend Asha was throwing a very grand party and wanted to borrow from me 100 wine glasses. I decided to send them through my boy servant Harish.
Just to give an incentive to Harish to deliver the glasses intact I offered him $3 for every glass delivered safely and threatened to forfeit $9 for every glass he broke.
On settlement, Harish received $240 from me. How many glasses did Harish break?
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