RIDDLES
RIDDLE: The Missing Dollar
Submitted by: Ellen B.
Three friends check into a hotel room that costs $30. They each contribute $10. Later, the hotel manager realizes there was a mistake -the room should have only cost $25. The manager gives $5 to the bellboy and asks him to return it to the guests. The bellboy, however, decides to keep $2 for himself and gives $1 back to each guest. Now, each guest has paid $9 (totaling $27) and the bellboy has $2, making a total of $29. What happened to the missing dollar?
Last Month’s Riddle: Word Quest
A word I know, six letters it contains. Remove one letter, and 12 remain. What is it?
Solution: Dozens
Solved by: Morris Kabani, H. Soleimani, The Big Cheese, Jack Beyda, Maurice Dwek, Janet S., The Shmulster, and The Blum Family.
JUNIOR RIDDLE: Common Cents
Submitted by: Robert T.
In my hand, I have two coins that are newly minted. Together, they total 30 cents. One isn’t a nickel. What are the coins?
Last Month’s Junior Riddle: Purr-suit of Fitness
A cat wants to get in better shape. It’s going to start by climbing the stairs. Starting on the fourth floor, the cat climbs up five stories, down seven stories, up six stories, down three stories, and up four stories again. What floor is the cat on?
Solution: The cat is on the ninth floor!
Solved by: Family Blum, Big Mike, Morris Kabani, H. Soleimani, The Beyda Family, The Shmulster, Meryl D., and Ralph Shrem.