Two trains start at the same time, one from London to Liverpool, the other from Liverpool to London. If they arrive at their destinations one hour and four hours respectively after passing one another, how much faster is one train running than the other?
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One Friend Twice Two Friends Once
If you go to the movies and you’re paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at the same time?
Riddle AnswerThe Bobber
You can paddle your canoe seven miles per hour through any placid lake. The stream flows at three miles per hour. The moment you start to paddle up stream a fisherman loses one of his bobbers in the water fourteen miles up stream of you.
How many hours does it take for you and the bobber to meet?
Riddle AnswerRussian Gangster
A Russian gangster kidnaps you. He puts two bullets in consecutive order in an empty six-round revolver, spins it, points it at your head and shoots.
*Click* You’re still alive!
He then asks you, “Do you want me to spin it again and fire or pull the trigger again right away?” Which option will give you a higher probability of not being shot at?
Riddle AnswerHow Many Times Paint Number 9
John has been hired to paint the numbers 1 through 100 on 100 apartments. How many times will he have to paint the number 9?
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