Description : An old man wanted to leave all of his money to one of his three sons, but he didn't know which one he should give it to. He gave each of them a few coins and told them to buy something ... filled the room, so he obtained his father's fortune. What were the two things that the man bought? -Riddles
Last Answer : The wise son bought a candle and a box of matches. After lighting the candle, the light filled the entire room.
Description : Jack had only $2, but he needed $3 for his cab fare home. He went to a pawn shop and pawned his $2 for $1.50. Jack then bumped into Don and told him that he would sell him his $2 pawn ticket ... agreed. Jack started out with $2 and he ended up with $3. Who is out the extra dollar and why? -Riddles
Last Answer : Don is out the extra dollar. Before the pawn broker will return the $2 to the ticket holder, he will want the $1.50 which he advanced returned to him. Don will give the pawn broker the ticket and the $1.50, and the pawn broker will then return the $2.
Description : Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day. They were there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One father said, that is enough for all of us, we will have one each. How can this be possible? -Riddles
Last Answer : There was the father, his son, and his son's son. This equals 2 fathers and 2 sons for a total of 3!
Description : How can you distribute three apples to two fathers and their two sons, giving a whole apple to each. -Riddles
Last Answer : They are Grandfather - Father - Son. The middle is a father and a son at the same time!
Description : Two fathers and 2 sons spent the day fishing, but only caught 3 fish. This was enough for each of them to have one fish. How is this possible? -Riddles
Last Answer : A grandfather, a father (the grandfather's son) and the father's son
Description : If 10 bags of jelly beans and 6 licorice sticks cost $1, and 10 licorice sticks and 6 jelly bean bags cost 92 cents.How much does one licorice stick cost? -Riddles
Last Answer : 5 cents. Jelly bean bags cost 7 cents.
Description : Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How? -Riddles
Last Answer : There is a Grandfather, a Father and a Son in the car. Therefore there are only three people in the car.
Description : There are 3 apples for 2 sons and 2 fathers to eat. Each of them get their own apple. How is it numerically possible? -Riddles
Last Answer : They are one son, one father and one grandfather.
Description : Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters; Two husbands, with their two wives; Two fathers, with their two daughters; Two mothers, with their two sons; Two maidens, with their two mothers; Two ... brothers; Yet only six in all lie buried here; All born legitimate, from incest clear -Riddles
Last Answer : Two widows each had a son, and each widow married the son of the other and then each had a daughter
Description : David is throwing Robert a surprise birthday party but he has to stay within his budget. He spent half of his money plus $2.00 on the cake. Half of what he had left plus $2.00 was spent on balloons and ... had left plus $1.00 on candy. Now he is out of money, how much did he start with? -Riddles
Last Answer : This one is best solved working backwards, the last part David spent half of what was left plus $1.00 on candy and then was out of money. That means he must have spent $2.00 on Candy as $1.00 was ... logic backwards: $2.00 on candy $6.00 on Balloons and Streamers $12.00 on the cake Total of $20.00.
Description : The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed. How old could they be? (3 possible solutions). -Riddles
Last Answer : 51 and 15. 42 and 24. 60 and 06.
Description : What's the least number of chairs you would need around a table to sit four fathers, two grandfathers, and four sons? -Riddles
Last Answer : Four. The four fathers could be grandfathers and are definitely sons already.
Description : A man goes into a hardware store. He asks the clerk 'How much is 6?' Which the clerk responds with '6 is $0.50.' 'How much is 60?' The man asks. '$1.00.' Answers the clerk. 'Okay, I will take ... . 'That will be $1.50, please!' Says the clerk. The man pays and leaves. What did the man buy? -Riddles
Last Answer : He bought house numbers! Each number is $0.50!
Description : what percent of $1.00 is 15 cents?
Last Answer : 0.15
Description : A homeowner replaces a 65 watt incandescent bulb with a 15 watt compact fluorescent lamp. The light is on 2000 hours a year. If electricity cost 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, how much money is saved on the electric bill in one year? w) $50.00 x) $10.00 y) $5.00 z) $1.00
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- $10.00
Description : 6. Assume that Potential Real GDP equals $10,000. National Income is therefore $10,000. Of this, consumers will pay $2,000 in taxes, save $1,000, and spend $7,000 on consumer goods. Business Investment ... . budget deficit of $1000 c. budget surplus of $1000 d. budget deficit of $2000 C C A A C
Last Answer : c. budget surplus of $1000
Description : Two chemists walk into a bar. One of them orders h20. The other one wants h2o too. What happens to the other one? -Riddles
Last Answer : He dies because he drank hydrogen peroxide.
Description : Two men walk into a resturant by the sea and sit at the bar. Both men are covered in water. Both men order a plate of Albatross and take one bite. After chewing and swallowing, the first man stands up, walks outside, and shoots himself, while the other finnishes his meal. Why? -Riddles
Last Answer : The two men were stranded out in the ocean with a third man when they were beginning to stave. When an albatross landed on their life boat and died they finally had food but it was not enough to ... eat real Albatross and the man who killed himself realized that he was the one that ate his friend.
Description : 3 men go into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30, so each man paid $10 and went to the room. A while later the man behind thedesk realized the room wasonly $25, so he sent the ... whichis a total of $27, add the $2 that the bellboy kept = $29. where is the other dollar? -Riddles
Last Answer : The three men HAVE paid $27. But the bellboy's $2 are part of it. The hotel has $25 of the men's dollars. The bellboy has the other two. That's $27, and the three the men have make $30. The ... elsewhere on riddles.com, but the answer given was 'I don't know'! So I figured it out and posted it.
Description : If there are two fathers & two sons living in the same ranch house, and they want to evenly divide 21 horses between them, how could they do this?
Last Answer : answer:I’m gonna fall into a stupid trap here, I’m sure – but isn’t that just 7 horses a piece? Edit – nevermind. Two fathers and two sons. Whoops.
Description : Mike, Jack, and Jim were triplets. When they were ten a mysterious lady gave them each tickets and said they were time tickets good for a round trip to any time and place. Jim immediately used his ... time he goes back exactly 100 years back into the present. Who is the oldest sibling now? -Riddles
Last Answer : Mike, because he went 30 minutes from the past and let time catch up while the others traveled back to the present. Therefore he is older by 30 minutes.
Description : [Serious] Sons/Daughters of Mothers/Fathers who hated Men/Women, what are you comfortable sharing about what it was like to grow up with that kind of parental figure?
Last Answer : answer:Attention! [Serious] Tag Notice Jokes, puns, and off-topic comments are not permitted in any comment, parent or child. Parent comments that aren't from the target group will be ... performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
Description : What attributes do you think fathers naturally teach their sons?
Last Answer : The ones they are least aware of and don’t give a moment’s though to. Those are the ones that are picked up every day, “naturally”.
Description : (iii) The Coorg people are always ready to tell stories of their sons’ and fathers’ valour. (para 4) -Other
Last Answer : (iii) are more than willing to recount
Description : In this type of economy farms were passed on from generation to generation as sons joined their fathers to work the lands?
Last Answer : Traditional
Description : A father said to his son, “I was as old as you are at present at the time of your birth.” If the father’s age is 38 years now, the son’s age five years back was: A.14 B.19 C.38 D.40 E.None of these
Last Answer : Answer – A (14) Explanation – Let son’s present age be X years. Then, (38 – X) = X 2X = 38 X = 19 Son’s age 5 years back = (19 – 5) years = 14 years
Description : The sum of the current ages of a father and his son is 84 years. 7 years ago, father's age was 3 times the age of the son. After 7 years, son's age will be a) 35 years b) 28 years c) 56years d) 53 years
Last Answer : A Son’s current age = x years. Then father’s age = (84 - x)years (84 - x) - 7 = 3(x - 7) 2x=56 x =28; after 7years it will be turn on 35
Description : A store has on sale a computer and word processor small enough to fit in your pocket. It can add, multiply, subtract, divide, and write in all languages. A delete device will correct any error. No ... price? Only a few cents! How can the store make a profit by selling it so cheap? -Riddles
Last Answer : The computer is a wooden pencil with an eraser!
Description : Imagine Johnny, a party clown, is carrying three pieces of gold each piece weighing one kilogram. While taking a walk he comes to a bridge which has a sign posted saying the bridge could hold only a ... the sign and still safely crossed the bridge with all the gold. How did he manage this? -Riddles
Last Answer : Johnny is a clown so he has mastered juggling. When he came to the bridge he juggled the gold, always keeping one piece in the air.
Description : If you can buy 1 for $1, 14 for $2, and 145 for $3, what are you buying? -Riddles
Last Answer : House numbers
Description : A woman went into a bank to cash an insurance refund check. By mistake the teller gave her dollars for cents and cents for dollars. She put the money in her purse but accidentally dropped a nickel on ... money in her wallet before going to the bank. What was the exact amount of that check? -Riddles
Last Answer : The amount must have been $31.63. She received $63.31. After she dropped a nickel there would remain the sum of $63.26, which is twice the amount of the check.
Description : Two women and two doctors walk into an ice cream parlor. They each order an ice cream cone. When their ice creams come, there is only 1 strawberry,1 chocolate and 1 vanilla.How come they didn't complain? -Riddles
Last Answer : One of the women was a doctor!
Description : As I was going to the fair, I saw a man with golden hair. He had 3 sons each with another one. How many people were going to the fair? -Riddles
Last Answer : One. Just me because I met the others on the way to the fair.
Description : Mr. Steve lives in a mansion. He is very rich. He's so rich that he has a maid, a cook, a butler, and a lifeguard. Yesterday, Mr. Steve was found dead. The chief detective was ... one chance because if you choose incorrectly, you accuse the wrong person and the true killer gets away. -Riddles
Last Answer : The postman was lying. If the chief detective was coming from church, then you know that the post office doesn't deliver mail on Sunday.
Description : .50 cents, 3 dollars, and 10 dollars. How many of each increment to make 100 dollars and 100 variables?
Last Answer : cows=10, chickens=3 and eggs = 50 cents. You have 100 dollars to buy 100 items. How many of each?
Description : Do you get frustrated with people who walk in to a convenience store in their pajamas AND slippers, and buy candy and pop with food stamps?
Last Answer : I do not get frustrated with that. But it makes for a fun world , doesn’t it?
Description : A rich man in Arabia died, leaving a note for his three sons. It reads: 'I have 17 camels. The big brother can get a half of all, the middle can get third of all, and the youngest can get a ... 17 cannot be divided by 2, 3 or 9 without anything left. How can the brothers solve the problem? -Riddles
Last Answer : 1. Borrow a camel from their neighbour to make 18 camels. 2. The big brother takes a half of it, so he takes 9. 3. The second brother takes a third of it, so he takes 6. 4. The youngest ... so he takes 2. 5. All the camels that the brothers took add up to 17, leaving the camel they borrowed!
Description : Morgan's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and who? -Riddles
Last Answer : Did you say Pop? Try Morgan.
Description : One day, a father went to his three sons and told them that he would die soon and he needed to decide which one of them to give his property to. He decided to give them all a test... -Riddles
Last Answer : The son had showed his father a match. When he lit the match, it filled the entire room, yet it was still small enough to fit inside his pocket.
Description : David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____? -Riddles
Last Answer : David.
Description : David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle and…? -Riddles
Last Answer : answer:
Description : David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle are the names of the first 2 children. What’s the name of the third son? -Riddles
Last Answer : David is the name of the third son, as his father has three sons and one of his son is David.
Description : Ben walked into a hardware store and asked the price of some items. The salesman said: One costs $1, Eight costs $1, Seventeen cost $2, One hundred four costs $3 and One thousand seventy two costs $4. What was Ben buying? -Riddles
Last Answer : Ben was buying home address numbers and they cost $1 per digit.
Description : One morning a man is leaving on business trip and finds he left some paperwork at his office. He runs into his office to get it and the night watchman stops him and says, 'Sir, don't get on the ... for saving his life and then fires him. Why did he fire the watchman that saved his life? -Riddles
Last Answer : He was fired for sleeping on the job!
Description : Two coins = 30 cents and one isn't a nickel. What are the two coins? -Riddles
Last Answer : A nickel and a qaurter because, one isn't a nickel but the other one was.
Description : If you have two coins which total 35 cents and one of the coins is not a dime, what are the two coins? -Riddles
Last Answer : A quarter and a dime. One coin is not a dime, but the other one is.
Description : A logician with some time to kill in a small town decided to get a haircut. The town had only two barbers, each with his own shop. The logician glanced into one shop and saw that it was ... dressed, his hair neatly trimmed. Why did the logician return to the first shop for his haircut? -Riddles
Last Answer : Each barber must have cut the other's hair. The logician picked the barber who had given his rival the better haircut.