Julie says to her brother Pete: “I have as many sisters as brothers.”
“Yeah, well,” replies Pete: “I’ve got twice as many sisters as I have brothers.”
How many sisters and brothers are there?
Riddle AnswerJulie says to her brother Pete: “I have as many sisters as brothers.”
“Yeah, well,” replies Pete: “I’ve got twice as many sisters as I have brothers.”
How many sisters and brothers are there?
Riddle AnswerThe Johnsons have just reported a robbery. “All the wife’s jewels are missing. You’ll want to check inside for fingerprints,” Mr. Johnson said to the policeman, pointing to the broken window glasses on the outside of the house. The burglar presumably entered the house by breaking through the window.
The policeman noticed that the inside of the house had a number of very tiny pieces of window glass particles scattered around near the broken window area and replied, “That won’t be necessary. There’s been no burglary.” What made the policeman so sure?
Riddle AnswerYou have unlimited supply of 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢ and 50¢ (penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar respectively) coins. What is the fewest number of coins required to have an exact change for all possible items that cost from one cent up to and including one dollar in one-cent increments?
Riddle AnswerSusan and Lisa decided to play tennis against each other. They bet $1 on each game they played. Susan won three bets and Lisa won $5. How many games did they play?
Riddle AnswerThree spies, suspected as double agents, speak as follows when questioned:
Albert: “Bertie is a mole.”
Bertie: “Cedric is a mole.”
Cedric: “Bertie is lying.”
Assuming that moles lie, other agents tell the truth, and there is just one mole among the three, who is the mole?
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