A bookworm starts at the outside of the front cover of volume I of a certain set of books and eats his way to the outside of the back cover of volume III.
If each volume is one inch thick, how much distance did the bookworm travel?
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12 Black Socks and 12 White Socks
You have 12 black socks and 12 white socks in your drawer. What is the minimum number of socks that you have to take out to make sure that you have a matching pair?
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Running a Race
If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
Riddle Answer3 Switches and 1 Light Bulb
You have a set of 3 light switches outside a closed door. One of them controls the incandescent light bulb inside the room. With the door closed from outside the room, you can turn the light switches on or off as many times as you would like.
You can go into the room – one time only – to see the light. You cannot see whether the light is on or off from outside the room, nor can you change the light switches while inside the room.
No one else is in the room to help you. The room has no windows.
Based on the information above, how would you determine which of the three light switches controls the light inside the room?
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