Can someone solve this riddle? A farmer has 9 hens. All 9 hens together yield 50 eggs...?

This question reminds me of a joke my dad (a math teacher) would sometimes tell to his students: "I have three cups of coffee and 18 sugar cubes. How can I put an odd number of sugar cubes in e…

Top stories for Long   Can someone solve this riddle? A farmer has 9 hens. All 9 hens together yield 50 eggs. Each hen produces an odd number of eggs (like 1,3,5,7,9...). So what is the total number of eggs produced by each hen, given that all the hens yield eggs? Peter Frisch • Answered December 15, 2014 This question reminds me of a joke my dad (a math teacher) would sometimes tell to his students: "I have three cups of coffee and 18 sugar cubes. How can I put an odd number... Read more » 383 84   My husband likes that I have gotten fit and toned after losing 50lbs, but I want to be single and focus on enjoying life now. Should I stay married or file for divorce so we both don't waste each other's time? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered September 13 Hmmm, it sounds as if your are talking about my sister-in-law. She started hiking and going to the gym some time ago (although she hates sports), and lost a lot of weight. T... Read more » 2.1K 400   In 1984, a teenager was the victim of a fatal car accident. This photograph was taken shortly after the accident by the local police. As is standard procedure, one of the police officers took pictures of the accident with a standard 35mm film camera Nick104 • Posted Feb 16 When the pictures were developed, the police were shocked by what they saw in one of the photos. Clearly visible above the open driver's door is what appears to be the head and shoulders of a young... Read more » 5K 847   Why do people take their leftovers home when they go out to eat at restaurants? Srinath Nalluri, M.Sc, B. Eng Mechanical Engineering & Minor, National University of Singapore (2... • Answered September 21, 2023 I worked in a restaurant part-time during my college. On an average day, the restaurant would be mildly busy. Cooking, serving, clearing and cleaning will happen simultaneous... Read more » 3.3K 323   What happens if you have a heart attack and don't go to the hospital? Sean Kernan, Writer at seanjkernan.substack.com • Answered November 13 A friend of mine did this. He had heart pain and was driving his car. He assumed it was really bad acid indigestion and went home and took antacids and a pain pill. A few wee... Read more » 3.5K 82   My DNA test results says I have 3.6% Native American. I'm Estonian and none of my ancestors went to America, so how come do I have Native American? Asked in evolvopedia • Answered by Saer Gardum • October 31 Ah, an easy one. (I hope you'll excuse me if I refer to Native Americans as Indians in this answer. I've heard they prefer that term. Although I doubt if India Indians would... Read more » 325 222   Are OLED TVs that much better? Bob Hannent, Worked on too many digital TV devices. Qualified broadcast engineer. • Answered January 23, 2019 I am a professional broadcast engineer with +20 years of experience, I am trained to look at video pictures, as well as audio, and be critical. I am openly critical of comp... Read more » 3.5K 501   Dr. Julia Daan, Writer ,Relationship Mentor,Motivational speaker • Posted Jun 6 What Short Skirts Mean to Young Women in Japan? In Japan, some young women wear extremely short skirts as part of a practice known as sick kosai, where they offer non-sexual services in exchange for... Read more » 3.1K 320   Isn't it almost impossible to bankrupt a casino? MAXPETER, studied Gardens at New York University (2022) • Answered November 9 The story of Trump's casino bankruptcy is quite representative. The construction of the Taj Mahal Casino Hotel coincided with the US stock market crash. Trump and another we... Read more » 903 58   Why has mankind advanced more in the last 150 years than in the previous 10,000 years? Krister Sundelin, lives in Gothenburg, Sweden • Updated May 24, 2019 Why has mankind advanced more in the last 150 years than in the previous 10,000 years? One big reason is that, unlike the previous 10,000 years, you don't need 90% of the po... Read more » 4.9K 463   Senator Mark Kelly is about to be court martialled. Democrats, how are you enjoying finding out after f-ing around for so long? Michael Mock, studied at Angelo State University • Answered November 26 Oh, I fucking hope they put it up on pay-per-view, because they could retire the national debt on the proceeds they'd make. This is going to be fucking GOLDEN! Stand up Sena... Read more » 12.1K 1.6K   Masi Bekwa, Psychologist at Psychology (2002-present) • Posted May 25 One night in 1946, Stanislaw M. Ulam, a mathematician and physicist originally from Poland, suddenly woke up with a terrible headache. From his hotel room, he tried to call his wife, Françoise, but ... Read more » 368 44 Read more in your feed

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