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Basket with Apples

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Lateral

Difficulty: Easy

A mother was carrying a basket with 4 apples inside. She went to her 4 children and gave each of them an apple. Yet, there was still one apple left in the basket. How come?

SOLUTION

The mother gave one of the children the basket with one of the apples inside.

Puzzle Prime June 16, 2017

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Birthday Candles

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Insight

Difficulty: Easy

If 10 Birthday candles burn out in 8 minutes, in how many minutes will 15 Birthday candles burn out?

SOLUTION

Every candle burns out in 8 minutes, so the answer is 8.

Unknown Author June 13, 2017

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Color of 2016

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Insight

Difficulty: Easy

In what color is “2016” written below?

SOLUTION

You can not see 2016, so it must be written in white color.

Unknown Author June 7, 2017

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Puzzle Sum 5

Section: Casual Puzzles Category: Rebus

Difficulty: Easy

What two animals do these sums spell?

SOLUTION

SCOWL – OWL + RABBIT – BIT = SCRAB
CROW + HEEL – WHEEL + COD + BEE + FILE – BEEF = CROCODILE

Sam Loyd May 22, 2017

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Spreading Bacteria

Section: Brain Teasers Category: Deduction

Difficulty: Easy

At 12 PM a scientist put a bacteria in a container. The bacteria reproduce by splitting every minute into two. If at exactly 1 PM the container was full, at what time was it half-full?

SOLUTION

Since every minute the bacteria double their quantity, the container was half-full at 12:59 PM.

Unknown Author April 22, 2017

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