Christmas And New Year's Riddle
Christmas and New Year's Day occur exactly one week apart. So a New Year's that occurs right after Christmas should be on the same day of the week. But in the year 2020 Christmas will occur on a Friday and New Year's on a Wednesday.
Why is this?
Why is this?
Hint:
In 2020 New Year's occurs on January 1st, 2020 and Christmas on December 25th, 2020. These dates are 51 weeks and 2 days apart, not one week apart (during the year New Year's occurs before Christmas). Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Wolf, Goat And Cabbage Riddle
A wolf, a goat and a cabbage must be taken to the other side of the river. You have a boat, which is not large enough to take more than one of them.
If you leave the wolf with the goat, the wolf will eat the goat.
If you leave the goat with the cabbage, the cabbage will be eaten.
How to get the three across the river?
If you leave the wolf with the goat, the wolf will eat the goat.
If you leave the goat with the cabbage, the cabbage will be eaten.
How to get the three across the river?
Hint:
First take the goat to the other side and row back.
Then take the wolf to the other side, and take the goat in the boat with you when you return.
You get the goat ashore. Then you put the cabbage in the boat and take it to the other side, where you leave it with the wolf and then row back.
Finally you take the goat into the boat and take it across. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Then take the wolf to the other side, and take the goat in the boat with you when you return.
You get the goat ashore. Then you put the cabbage in the boat and take it to the other side, where you leave it with the wolf and then row back.
Finally you take the goat into the boat and take it across. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Chances Of A 2nd Girl Riddle
Tipli and Pikli are a married couple (dont ask me who he is and who she is)
They have two children, one of the child is a boy. Assume safely that the probability of each gender is 1/2.
What is the probability that the other child is also a boy?
They have two children, one of the child is a boy. Assume safely that the probability of each gender is 1/2.
What is the probability that the other child is also a boy?
Hint: It is not 1/2 as you would first think.
1/3
This is a famous question in understanding conditional probability, which simply means that given some information you might be able to get a better estimate.
The following are possible combinations of two children that form a sample space in any earthly family:
Boy - Girl
Girl - Boy
Boy - Boy
Girl - Girl
Since we know one of the children is a boy, we will drop the girl-girl possibility from the sample space.
This leaves only three possibilities, one of which is two boys. Hence the probability is 1/3 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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This is a famous question in understanding conditional probability, which simply means that given some information you might be able to get a better estimate.
The following are possible combinations of two children that form a sample space in any earthly family:
Boy - Girl
Girl - Boy
Boy - Boy
Girl - Girl
Since we know one of the children is a boy, we will drop the girl-girl possibility from the sample space.
This leaves only three possibilities, one of which is two boys. Hence the probability is 1/3 Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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Chicken Fox And Grain Riddle
Hint:
Take the chicken over first. Go back and bring the grain next, but instead of leaving the chicken with the grain, come back with the chicken. Leave the chicken on the first side and take the fox with you. Leave it on the other side with the grain. Finally, go back over and get the chicken and bring it over. Did you answer this riddle correctly?
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