Okay, I’ll ask three questions, and if you miss one I get your house. Fair enough? Here we go:
- A clock strikes six in 5 seconds. How long does it take to strike twelve?
- A bottle and its cork together cost $1.10. The bottle costs a dollar more than the cork. How much does the bottle cost?
- A train leaves New York for Chicago at 90 mph. At the same time, a bus leaves Chicago for New York at 50 mph. Which is farther from New York when they meet?
Don’t be hasty — your house is on the line.
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1. A clock strikes six in 5 seconds. How long does it take to strike twelve?
Answer: Not 10 seconds, but 11 — one second per interval.
2. A bottle and its cork together cost $1.10. The bottle costs a dollar more than the cork. How much does the bottle cost?
Answer: Not $1.00, but $1.05.
3. A train leaves New York for Chicago at 90 mph. At the same time, a bus leaves Chicago for New York at 50 mph. Which is farther from New York when they meet?
Answer: Neither — when they meet they’ll be equally distant from anywhere, n’est-ce pas?
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