PUZZLE AND RIDDLES (HW2)

Riddle1:

Old Granny Adams left half her money to her granddaughter and half that amount to her grandson. She
left a sixth to her brother, and the remainder, $1,000, to the dogs’ home. How much did she leave
altogether?

Answer:

This one might have tripped you up! But the trick is not to focus on the hypothetical amounts, but on
the fractions: Adding one half, one quarter, and one sixth tells us that the total is a fraction of twelfths
(2+4+6=12). You can also think about it as 6/12, 3/12, 2/12, which equals 11/12. If the remainder is
$1,000, that must be one-twelfth, so the total is $12,000.

Riddle2:

What single digit appears most frequently between and including the numbers 1 and 1,000? Hint: look
for a pattern!

Answer:

The most common digit is 1! Did you figure out why? Every number 1-9 appears exactly the same
number of times in every ten numbers. But because we included the number 1,000, there’s an extra
occurrence of the number 1. In total, the number 1 appears 301 times, and every other number appears
300 times.

Riddle3:

Which figure (1-6) is not colored correctly?

Answer:

6, it should be yellow.
Riddle4:

To open this safe, you have to replace the question marks with the correct figures. You can find this
figure by determining the pattern behind the numbers shown.

Answer:

1 and 4. They’re arranged in groups of two-digit numbers, all ending in 7 and ascending in both rows.

Riddle5:

Each firework (A-F) contains 6 stars. Which firework has not been launched, knowing that each gives off
1, 2, or 3 stars of its corresponding color?

Answer:

Firework C. There is a total of 9 yellow stars in the fireworks, but there are only 6 in the air. Do the
firework math (9 – 6 = 3) and you’ll find that 3 yellow stars have not been launched yet.