At a family reunion were the following people: one grandfather, one grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law, and one daughter-in-law. But not as many people attended as it sounds. How many were there, and who were they?
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2 Ducks in Front of a Duck
There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there in total?
Riddle Answer3 Mislabeled Boxes
You have three boxes. One has only red marbles, one has only blue marbles and the third has an equal number of red and blue marbles. The labels on the boxes have intentionally been switched so that each box is now marked incorrectly.
Your job is to relabel the boxes correctly. Of course you could just look in the boxes to find out which labels match, but can you do it without looking into each box? Reach into any one of the boxes and select one marble. Can you now correctly label all three boxes? If not, select a second marble from any box. What is the fewest number of marbles you need to inspect in order to correctly label each box?
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?
Riddle AnswerTwice as Many Sisters
If I had one more sister I would have twice as many sisters as brothers. If I had one more brother I would have the same number of each. How many brothers and sisters do I have?
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