A hot dog vendor at a soccer game sells one half of his supply of hot dogs during the first half of the game. During intermission, he sells a total of five hot dogs. During the second half, he sells three-eighths of his original supply. He is left with only four hot dogs. How many […]

Once upon a time, an old lady went to sell her vast quantity of eggs at the local market.When asked how many she had, she replied:Son, I can’t count past 100 but I know that-If you divide the number of eggs by 2, there will be one egg left.If you divide the number of eggs

In the house of Mad Ade there is a strange room. In this strange room are 6 strange rugs and on each rug are 6 strange 6-legged tables. On each of the 6 strange 6-legged tables are 6 strange 6-legged creatures.How many legs are in the strange room of Mad Ade’s if there are no

Fifty minutes ago, it was four times as many minutes past 7 pm as the number of minutes it currently is until 10 pm.What is the current time? AnswerThe current time is 9:34 pm.Fifty minutes ago the time was 8:44, which is 104 minutes past 7:00.It is currently 26 minutes until 10 pm. 104 =

Last year, the average number of apples on each tree equalled the number of trees in the orchard. However this year, there were 640 less apples than the last year’s harvest. If the average number of apples per tree this year was 72, how many trees are there in my orchard?Please Note: No extra trees

Joe is trying to run away from the police. He runs at an average of 5 miles per hour. But sadly, the police cars go at 15 miles an hour. The sewer, which will lead him to freedom, is 20 miles away.How far is Joe from the police, assuming that when he reaches the sewer,

Mad Ade is stranded on a desert island (much to the relief of many). Other than just water, all he has to drink is a 20oz bottle of Cola.To conserve his luxury Cola he decides that on the first day he will drink one oz and then refill the bottle back up with water. On

There’s a cage with jungle animals and creatures. There are 11 heads and 20 feet. There are twice as many jungle creatures with four feet as there are jungle creatures with two feet. How many creatures of each are in the cage? Answer4 four-legged animals2 two-legged animals5 snakes

“I see you have a Madadian stamp there, from the legendary country of MADADIA. Very nice design, especially the picture of Crown Prince Mad Ade eating a kebab. Do you have any more?” asked Norma Leigh-Sober. “No. I did have a 3-wonk, a 9-wonk, a 10-wonk, a 12-wonk, a 13-wonk, and a 14-wonk stamp,” replied

A large freshwater reservoir has two types of drainage systems, small pipes and large pipes. 6 large pipes, on their own, can drain the reservoir in 12 hours. 3 large pipes and 9 small pipes, at the same time, can drain the reservoir in 8 hours. How long will 5 small pipes, on their own,

Some time after 2o’ clock, the angle made between the minute hand and the vertical (12) on a clock is double the angle made between the hour hand and the vertical (12). What time is it?HintWhat is the rate of travel of each hand on a clock? Answer2:24. The hour hand makes an angle of

Mr. Jones is 28 years older than his son. In 11 years, he will be 3 times as old as his son. How old is each person now?HintUsing algebra will be the easiest way to solve this. Answer3(x + 11) = x + 28 + 11Mr. Jones: 31; son: 3

Two friends decide to get together; so they start riding bikes towards each other. They plan to meet halfway. Each is riding at 6 mph. They live 36 miles apart. One of them has a pet carrier pigeon and it starts flying the instant the friends start travelling. The pigeon flies back and forth at

Ten students sit for an exam which has a maximum score of 100. The average of the 10 scores was 92. What are the minimum marks a student could have scored? Answer20 (20+9×100=920 divided by 10=92)

Mad Ade went into his local corner shop to buy a chocolate bar. He paid 50 pence for the bar, and to his delight and astonishment, got back four times the change to which he was entitled. He noted that this was equivalent to twice the amount he had given the shopkeeper. What was Mad