3000 Apples
You have been given the task of transporting 3,000 apples 1,000 miles from Appleland to Bananaville. Your truck can carry 1,000 apples at a time. Every time you travel a mile towards Bananaville you must pay a tax of 1 apple but you pay nothing when going in the other direction (towards Appleland).
What is highest number of apples you can get to Bananaville?
What is highest number of apples you can get to Bananaville?
Hint:
833 apples.
Step one: First you want to make 3 trips of 1,000 apples 333 miles. You will be left with 2,001 apples and 667 miles to go.
Step two: Next you want to take 2 trips of 1,000 apples 500 miles. You will be left with 1,000 apples and 167 miles to go (you have to leave an apple behind).
Step three: Finally, you travel the last 167 miles with one load of 1,000 apples and are left with 833 apples in Bananaville. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Step one: First you want to make 3 trips of 1,000 apples 333 miles. You will be left with 2,001 apples and 667 miles to go.
Step two: Next you want to take 2 trips of 1,000 apples 500 miles. You will be left with 1,000 apples and 167 miles to go (you have to leave an apple behind).
Step three: Finally, you travel the last 167 miles with one load of 1,000 apples and are left with 833 apples in Bananaville. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
Find That Tennis Ball
You have 7 tennis balls that are all identical but one of them is slightly lighter than the others.
Using a balance scale and only two separate weightings, how can you find the light tennis ball?
Using a balance scale and only two separate weightings, how can you find the light tennis ball?
Hint:
Put three of the balls on each side. If they are even the ball that wasn't weighed is the light one. If they aren't even the side that is lighter has the light ball. Of these three balls, one should be put on each side. If the sides are even than the other ball is the light one. If they aren't even the one that is lighter is the ball you're looking for. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
YES NO
YES NO
Building With Silver And Gold
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A Lion At Work
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Buzzy The Bee
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The One Who Buys It, Never Uses It...
The one who makes it, sells it. The one who buys it, never uses it. The one that uses it never knows that hes using it. What is it?
Hint:
Some Things Money Cant Buy
What can't money buy? Once it is gone you can't reclaim it. You have to use it now. We all receive the same amount each day.
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Who Paid For Dinner?
Wednesday, Tom and Joe went to a restaurant and ate dinner. When they were done they paid for the food and left. But Tom and Joe didn't pay for the food. Who did?
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Buffalo Dad Riddle
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Buttery Taste Riddle
Something different to show every week, but I'm still the same place.
If you're eating it's probably butter that you taste.
What am I?
If you're eating it's probably butter that you taste.
What am I?
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Everyone In The World Needs It
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Force And Strength Can Not Get Through Riddle
What force and strength can not get through, I with a gentle touch can do, and many in the streets would stand, were I not as a friend in hand.
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Chucking The Butter Riddle
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Busy Busy Bee
I'm busy, as busy as can bee,
Making honey for you and me.
My bumbling cousin is very busy too,
But she won't make honey to give to you...
What kind of bee am I?
Making honey for you and me.
My bumbling cousin is very busy too,
But she won't make honey to give to you...
What kind of bee am I?
Hint:
Bug On The Windshield Riddle
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