Jack is a farmer and owns a chicken farm. One day, he took a basket of fresh eggs to the market to sell.
The first person bought half of all the eggs in the basket and half an egg. Then, the second person bought half of the remaining eggs and half an egg. Later, the third person bought half of the remaining eggs and half an egg.
Now Jack’s basket has only 1 egg left. If no eggs were broken in the process, how many eggs did he originally have in his basket?
Riddle AnswerNeal is standing in a straight line of people. Counting from the front, he is the 4th person; and counting from the back he is the 11th person.
How many people are in the line?
Riddle AnswerAlex came across 5 islanders, all of whom knew one another and would only answer yes-or-no questions.
What is the minimum number of questions Alex needs to ask, to successfully determine how many of the islanders are paladins?
Riddle AnswerA man wants to enter an exclusive club, but he doesn’t know the password. Another man walks to the door and the doorman says 12, the man says 6, and is let in. Another man walks up and the doorman says 6, the man says 3, and is let in. Thinking he had heard enough, he walks up to the door and the doorman says 10, he says 5, and he isn’t let in. What should he have said?
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