A tricky riddle
Something that has become very popular lately is good ‘ol riddles.
Riddles are very convenient because they can be passed just by word. You’ve probably heard a few from your grandparents, and so have they from theirs.
Some riddles are quite tricky, and it is essential to think a little outside the box to figure them out.
The riddle below is no exception.
How can it be?
Here comes today’s riddle, in the picture below.
If a hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many eggs will half a dozen hens lay in half a dozen days?
Apparently, this mystery is anything but simple. Can you come up with the answer?
Try to think outside the box, and you will have no problem solving this riddle. But worry not, if you can’t, the answer will be below.
Here is the correct answer
If you don’t know the answer, you can see it below the next picture.
Answer: 24.
The number of hens = 1.5×4 = 6.
The number of days = 1.5×4 = 6.
The number of eggs = 1.5x4x4 = 24.
Quite clever, huh? It certainly was vital to think outside the box!
Did you solve the riddle on your own? Congratulations!
