RIDDLES

1. Using only addition, how can you add

eight 8s to get the number 1,000?
Ans : 888+88+8+8+8 1,000

2.A man is twice as old as his little sister. He

is also half as old as their dad. Over a
period of 50 years, the age of the sister
will become half of their dad’s age.
What is the age of the man now?
Ans : he is 50 years old

3. You are given 3 positive numbers.

You can add these numbers and
multiply them together. The result you
get will be the same. Which are the
numbers?
Ans : 1,2,3
 4. Mr. Smith has two children. If the
older child is a boy, what are the odds
that the other child is also a boy?
Ans: 50%

5.If you take 3 apples from a group of 5,

how many do you have?
Ans: three – You just took them
yourself

6. What number do you get when you

multiply all of the numbers on a
telephone’s number pad?
Ans : 0