Question

1. What can you put between a 5 and a 6 so that the result is greater than a five, but less than a six? 2. If four men can build four tables in four hours, how many tables can eight men build in eight hours? 3. Jennifer passed away (=died) at a very old age on her 26th birthday. How can this be? 4. There are 2 ants in front of 2 other ants, 2 ants behind 2 ants and 2 ants next to 2 ants. How many total ants are there? 5. If you take my son’s age and multiply it by one and a half times his age you get 24. How old is my son? 6. If 66 = 2, 999 = 3, 8=2, 0=1, 9696=4, 8123=2, 98=3 and 88=4, then what does 816982 equal? 7. A bicycle rider is traveling south at 25 mph, a truck passes the bicyclist also traveling south at 40 mph. Simultaneously, the bicycle rider passes a jogger who is running in the same direction south at 5 mph. Which will move away from the bicyclist at a quicker pace, the car or the jogger? 8. Sunday, Melinda and Susan went to the cafe for a cup of tea. The total cost of the bill was $12 and was divided equally among the friends. Melinda paid $4 and Susan paid $4 as well. Who paid the remaining $4? 9. How can you add eight 4s together so that the total adds up to 500? 10.A huge bag of garlic bulbs weighs 294 lbs divided by 1/6th of its weight. How much does the bag of garlic weigh?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. 5.5  

2. 2. 16 tables

3. She might be (26 x 4) actually 84 years old because she may have been born in a leap year, so she celebrated every 4 years.

4. 6 ants total

5. 16

6. 2 (it’s a pattern) (2,3,2; 1, 4, 2; 3,4,2;)

7. The car

8. The other friend

9. You start with 468 and add 4, eight times until you get to 500.

10. 49 lbs. (294/6)

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