A merchant can place 8 large boxes or 10 small boxes into a carton for shipping. In one shipment, he sent a total of 96 boxes. If there are more large boxes than small boxes, how many cartons did he ship?
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Mary has three coins of American currency. They are neither quarters, dimes, nor pennies, but they add up to 60 cents. What are they?
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27 ducks are marching to the pond. 5 lose their way, 13 return, and 9 of them make it to the pond. What happens to the rest of them?
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In a certain country ½ of 5 = 3. Assuming the same proportion, what would be the value of 1/3 of 10 ?
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So you think you’re good at math? Complete the sequence: 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5, 9=4, 10=3, 11=?, 12=?
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Jake weighs half as much as Joe, and John weighs three times as much as Jake. Together, they weigh 720 pounds. How much does each man weigh?
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If you have 6 black socks, 4 blue socks, 8 brown socks, and 2 red socks in your sock drawer, what is the minimum number of socks that you need to pull out in the dark to be sure you had a matching pair?
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You have a barrel of beer and you need to measure out just one gallon. How do you do this if you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container?
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What would be the seventh rung of the following pyramid?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
(Psst! This is one of the best riddles and my personal favorite in this section – so, don’t let me down on this one!)
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I am an odd number; take away an alphabet and I become even. What number am I?
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Why is the longest human nose on record is only 11 inches long?
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How many 9’s are there between 1 and 100?
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If you can purchase 8 eggs for 26 cents, how many can you buy for a cent and a quarter?
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How many eggs can you put in an empty basket one foot in diameter?
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What weighs more – a pound of iron or a pound of feathers?
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Why should you never mention the number 288 in front of anyone?
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If you take 3 apples from a group of 5, how many do you have?
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Does a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks weigh more?
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There are 100 coins scattered in a dark room. 90 have heads facing up and 10 are facing tails up. You cannot tell which coins are which. How do you sort the coins into two piles that contain the same number of tails up coins?
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How many people do you need to have the odds be in favor (at least 50% chance) of two people having the same birthday?
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