Prove that taking away 1 from 19 makes 20.
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Barefooted Kids
There are 12 kids in a classroom. 6 kids are wearing socks and 4 are wearing shoes. 3 kids are wearing both. How many are bare feet?
Riddle AnswerCashier’s Puzzle
An engineer goes to a bank with a check of $200 and asks the cashier “Give me some one-dollar bills, ten times as many twos and the balance in fives!”
What will the cashier do?
Riddle Answer21 Barrels Problem
There are 21 barrels of wine with a farmer. 7 are full, 7 are half full and 7 are empty. He wishes to divide them among his three sons such that each son has the same number of full barrels, the same number of half full barrels, and the same number of empty barrels. Note that there are no measuring devices handy. How can the barrels and wine be evenly divided?
Riddle AnswerTwo Rooms in Two Hours
If two painters can complete two rooms in two hours, how many painters would it take to do 18 rooms in 6 hours?
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