Tricky maths puzzles with answers
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Riddle: 1 28 goats were going towards the farm. Respectively of them: 6 goats lost their way, 13 goats returned and 9 goats reached the farm. How many other goats are still left?
The answer is: 0. Because it is written in the question respectively:, means the events occurred in sequence.
28-6 = 22,
22-13 = 9
9-9 = 0
Riddle: 2 Draw a line and shorten it without touching the line again.
The answer is: A long line is drawn in front of this line. The first line will automatically shorten.
Riddle: 3 Mili has 5 girls and all of them have one brother each. How many children of Mili are there?
The answer is: 6. Because there is a common brother among 5 sisters. Thus Mili has 5 daughters and 1 son.
Riddle: 4 Each monkey eats 5 bananas in 5 minutes, so tell me how long will it take for 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas? Together tell how many monkeys would be required to eat 30 bananas in 30 minutes.
The answer is: It will only take 1 minute for 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas. Because each monkey eats 5 bananas in 5 minutes, thus if he eats one banana in 1 minute, it will take only 1 minute for 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas. Similarly, if 30 bananas have to be eaten in 30 minutes, then 1 monkey will be enough.
Riddle: 5 If 4 people can make 4 cycles in 4 hours, then how many cycles will 8 people make in 8 hours?
The answer is: 16, because according to question 4 people can make 4 cycles in 4 hours, then 8 people will make 8 cycles in 4 hours, and in 8 hours they will make 16 cycles in double.