A man brought a jeweler six chains that each had five links. He wanted the jeweler to join all six chains together to make one long, closed, circular chain.
The jeweler said, “It’ll cost you a buck for every link I open and close. You want me to join six chains, so the job will cost you six bucks.”
“No, no,” replied the man, “the job can be done for less.” Is he right, and if so, how can it be done?
Riddle AnswerIf three men can chop down three trees in three hours, how many men will it take to chop down six trees in six hours?
Riddle AnswerIf the puzzle you solved before you solved the puzzle you solved after you solved the puzzle you solved before you solved this one, was harder than the puzzle you solved after you solved the puzzle you solved before you solved this one, was the puzzle you solved before you solved this one harder than this one? The answer is yes or no?
Riddle AnswerA bank customer had $100 in his account. He then made 6 withdrawals, totaling $100. He kept a record of these withdrawals, and the balance remaining in the account, as follows:
| Withdrawal | Balance | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | |
| 25 | 25 | |
| 10 | 15 | |
| 8 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 99 |
When he added up the balance column, there is only $99. Where is the missing dollar?
Riddle AnswerA man drove all the way from New York to San Francisco only to discover at the end of the trip that he had a flat tyre from the very start. Yet his car was completely unaffected by it? How is this possible?
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