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Logic Puzzle
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The Ten Gallon Hat
Fill A 2. Pour 4 gallons into B 3. 5 gallons
remain in A 4. Empty B 5. Refill B from A-
this leaves 1 gallon in A 6. Empty B and put
the 1 gallon from A into B 7. Refill A 8. Fill B
from A. This will take 3 gallons, leaving 6 in
A If the bookworm ate the first page and the last
The Golf Bal Caper
5:59 - Because each minute, the number
of balls double!
The Farmer
The farmer ended up with $90.
The total he had was: $60 + $10 from his
wife == $70.
$90 - $70 = $20 dollars profit.
The Hotel
Each person paid $9, totalling $27. The
manager has $25 and the bellboy $2.
The bellboy's $2 should be added to the
manager's $25 or subtracted from the
tenants' $27, not added to the tenants'
$27.
How Old Are You Now?
Tim is 3, Jane is 8, and Mary is 15. Clue
number 1 leads to the situation a year and a
half ago, when Tim was 1 1/2, Jane was 6
1/2, and Mary was 13 1/2.
The Hours Up!
Start both hourglasses. When the 4-minute
glass runs out, turn it over (4 minutes
Date _______________
The Bookworm
On a book shelf the first page of the first volume is
on the "inside" so the bookworm eats only through
the cover of the first volume, then 8 times 1000
pages of Volumes 2 - 9, then through the cover to
the 1st page of Vol 10. He eats 8,000 pages.
page, it ate 8,004 pages.
Where's the Gold?
The sign on box A says "The sign on box B is true
and the gold is in box A". The sign on box B says
"The sign on box A is false and the gold is in box
A". The following argument can be made: If the
statement on box A is true, then the statement on
box B is true, since that is what the statement on
box A says. But the statement on box B states that
the statement on box A is false, which contradicts
the original assumption. Therefore, the statement
on box A must be false. This implies that either the
statement on box B is false or that the gold is in
box B. If the statement on box B is false, then
either the statement on box A is true (which it
cannot be) or the gold is in box B. Either way, the
gold is in box B.
Where's my Camel?
The wiseman tells them to switch camels.
The Bank
There is no reason whatever why the customer's
original deposit of $100 should equal the total of
the balanes left after each withdrawal. The total of
withdrawals in the left-hand colum must always
equal $100, but is is purely coincidence that the
total of the right-hand column is close to $100.
The Basket Case
Mark the baskets or line them up. Take 1 ball from
the 1st basket, 2 balls from the 2nd, 3 balls from
the 3rd etc. Put them all on the scale. Their mass