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Riddle
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Answer
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Units
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In a contest, four fruits (an apple, a banana, an orange, and a pear) have been placed in four closed boxes (one fruit per box). People may guess which fruit is in which box. 123 people participate in the contest. When the boxes are opened, it turns out that 43 people have guessed none of the fruits correctly, 39 people have guessed one fruit correctly, and 31 people have guessed two fruits correctly. The Question: How many people have guessed three fruits correctly?
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0
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People
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Continued from above, how many people correctly guessed four fruits?
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10
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People
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In a pond there are some flowers with some bees hovering over them. How many flowers are there if both the following statements are true: 1. If each bee lands on a flower, one bee doesn't get a flower. 2. If two bees share each flower, there is one flower left out.
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3
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flowers
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Continued from above, how many bees are there?
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4
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bees
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When completed in 1889 the Eiffel Tower was something of a sensation. Designed by the French engineer Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel its height is 492 feet plus half its own height. How high is the Eiffel Tower?
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984
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feet
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Tom volunteered to be the chief organizer for the world's tether ball championships. There were 657 contestants from around the world. The tournament was set up whereby the winner would advance and the loser would be eliminated. Since there was an odd number of participants, the initial pairing leaves one player out. That player gets a bye and automatically advances to the next round. How many matches will Tom have to schedule to determine the tether ball champion?
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656
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matches
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One fourth of the population of a newly discovered planet have 4 legs. The rest have two legs. There are 60 legs total. How big is the population of the newly discovered planet?
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24
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beings
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There is a creature which could double its size every day. So, if the creature is put in a tank then it will fill the tank in 10 days. How many days would it take for the creature to fill 1/2 of the tank?
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9
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days
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Continued from above, how many days will it take to fill 1/4 of the tank?
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8
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days
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Two hours ago it was as long after one o'clock in the afternoon as it was before one o'clock in the morning. What time is it now?
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9
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o'clock
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How many times does the long hand of the clock pass the short hand between midnight one day and midnight the following day? As both hands are together at the starting time of midnight this does not count as a pass.
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21
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times
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If seven cats kill seven rats in 7 minutes, how many would be needed to kill one hundred rats in 50 minutes?
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14
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cats
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What is the value of 1/2 of 2/3 of 3/4 of 4/5 of 5/6 of 6/7 of 7/8 of 8/9 of 9/10 of 1,000?
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100
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A girl is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 50 years, her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the daughter now?
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50
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years
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A car's odometer shows 72927 miles, a palindromic number. What are the minimum miles you would need to travel to form another palindrome?
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110
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miles
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