The Riddle Thread

[TokingTolkien]

Spell “candy” with only 2 letters

M&M

 

[Starbrow]

C and Y

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

C and Y

Got it!

 

[Starbrow]

I think Idril and TokingTolkien should get some credit too.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?

 

[TokingTolkien]

The Missing Dollar

Three men go into a hotel to share a room for the night. The hotel clerk tells them the room is $30 for the night, so each man hands over a $10 bill and they go upstairs. A few minutes later the clerk realizes he made a mistake, and that the room is only $25 for the night, so he hands the bell-hop five single dollar bills to go refund the three men in their room. On the way up the bell-hop realizes that he cannot evenly distribute five singles amongst three men, so, deciding that the guests are none the wiser, he pockets $2 and gives each man back $1.

So, the guests originally each paid with a $10 bill, and received back a dollar each, for net spending of $9 each. The bell-hop has $2 in his pocket. $9 times each of the three guests is $27, plus the $2 in the bell-hop's pocket equals $29, but they originally spent $30. Where's the missing dollar?

 

[TokingTolkien]

There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?

I count 3 ducks

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I count 3 ducks

Correct

 

[Erurávennë]

The Missing Dollar

Three men go into a hotel to share a room for the night. The hotel clerk tells them the room is $30 for the night, so each man hands over a $10 bill and they go upstairs. A few minutes later the clerk realizes he made a mistake, and that the room is only $25 for the night, so he hands the bell-hop five single dollar bills to go refund the three men in their room. On the way up the bell-hop realizes that he cannot evenly distribute five singles amongst three men, so, deciding that the guests are none the wiser, he pockets $2 and gives each man back $1.

So, the guests originally each paid with a $10 bill, and received back a dollar each, for net spending of $9 each. The bell-hop has $2 in his pocket. $9 times each of the three guests is $27, plus the $2 in the bell-hop's pocket equals $29, but they originally spent $30. Where's the missing dollar?

'The missing dollar' is with the men and is one of three such dollars originally spent but now returned to the men.

 

[Starbrow]

The Missing Dollar

Three men go into a hotel to share a room for the night. The hotel clerk tells them the room is $30 for the night, so each man hands over a $10 bill and they go upstairs. A few minutes later the clerk realizes he made a mistake, and that the room is only $25 for the night, so he hands the bell-hop five single dollar bills to go refund the three men in their room. On the way up the bell-hop realizes that he cannot evenly distribute five singles amongst three men, so, deciding that the guests are none the wiser, he pockets $2 and gives each man back $1.

So, the guests originally each paid with a $10 bill, and received back a dollar each, for net spending of $9 each. The bell-hop has $2 in his pocket. $9 times each of the three guests is $27, plus the $2 in the bell-hop's pocket equals $29, but they originally spent $30. Where's the missing dollar?

The $2 shouldn't be added to the $27.
The guests paid $27 with $25 for the room and $2 for the bell-hop.
30 - 3 = 25 + 2

 

[TokingTolkien]

Erurávennë and Starbrow both correct

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

There's 30 cows in a field, 28 chickens. How many didn't?

 

[Idril Celebrindal]

There's 30 cows in a field, 28 chickens. How many didn't?

I think this came up before, isn't the answer 10?

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I think this came up before, isn't the answer 10?

It might have but yes, 10