Math Riddles

These Math Riddles are based on math concepts and can be solved with a bit of math and logic. These fun riddles can surely give you a tough time.

One Egg Left

Jack is a farmer and owns a chicken farm. One day, he took a basket of fresh eggs to the market to sell.

The first person bought half of all the eggs in the basket and half an egg. Then, the second person bought half of the remaining eggs and half an egg. Later, the third person bought half of the remaining eggs and half an egg.

Now Jack’s basket has only 1 egg left. If no eggs were broken in the process, how many eggs did he originally have in his basket?

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4 Feet Fishing Rod

James ordered a fishing rod. Unfortunately, James is an Eskimo who lives in a very remote part of Greenland and the import rules there forbid any package longer than 4 feet to be imported.

The fishing rod is 4 feet and 1 inch, just a little too long, so how can the fishing rod be mailed to James without breaking the rules? The fishing rod has to arrive in one piece.

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