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The following riddles are EXECTLY how they appeared on the handout I got, any help would be really appreciated cause I really need the extra credit.
1) Cannibals ambush a safari in the jungle and capture three men. The cannibals give the men a single chance to escape uneaten. The captives are lined up in order of height, and are tied to stakes. The man in the rear can see the backs of his two friends, the man in the middle can see the back the man in front, and the man in front cannot see anyone. The cannibals show the men five hats. Three of the hats are black and two of the hats are white. Blindfolds are then placed over each mans head. The two left over hats are hidden. The blindfolds are then removed and it is said to the men that is one of them can guess what color hat he is wearing they can all leave unharmed. The man in the rear who can see both of his friends’ hats but not his own says, “I don’t know”. The middle man who can see the hat of the man in front, but not his own says, “I don’t know”. The front man who cannot see ANYBODY’S hat says “I know!”
How did he know the color of his hat and what color was it?
2) Using the numerals 1,7,7,7 and 7 (a “1” and four “7”s) create the number 100.
As well as the five numerals you can use mathematical operations (+, -, x, ÷, and brackets)
For example: (7+1) x (7+7) = 112 would be a good attempt, but not right, because it is not 100.
3) What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller that 9?
4) When asked about his birthday a man said:
“The day before yesterday I was only 25 and next year I will turn 28.”
This is true only one day in a year - when was he born?
1) Cannibals ambush a safari in the jungle and capture three men. The cannibals give the men a single chance to escape uneaten. The captives are lined up in order of height, and are tied to stakes. The man in the rear can see the backs of his two friends, the man in the middle can see the back the man in front, and the man in front cannot see anyone. The cannibals show the men five hats. Three of the hats are black and two of the hats are white. Blindfolds are then placed over each mans head. The two left over hats are hidden. The blindfolds are then removed and it is said to the men that is one of them can guess what color hat he is wearing they can all leave unharmed. The man in the rear who can see both of his friends’ hats but not his own says, “I don’t know”. The middle man who can see the hat of the man in front, but not his own says, “I don’t know”. The front man who cannot see ANYBODY’S hat says “I know!”
How did he know the color of his hat and what color was it?
2) Using the numerals 1,7,7,7 and 7 (a “1” and four “7”s) create the number 100.
As well as the five numerals you can use mathematical operations (+, -, x, ÷, and brackets)
For example: (7+1) x (7+7) = 112 would be a good attempt, but not right, because it is not 100.
3) What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller that 9?
4) When asked about his birthday a man said:
“The day before yesterday I was only 25 and next year I will turn 28.”
This is true only one day in a year - when was he born?