Friday, 10 February 2012

Riddle of the Week

Two fathers and two sons enter a shop and spend $1 each.  The shop owner takes only $3.  Why?

Just a reminder:  You may ask "yes" or "no" questions in the comments section to gather more information before making your guess.

20 comments:

  1. Is it because one of the sons is a baby so then the shop owner gives them 1.00 free for the baby?

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  2. Was it because one if you buy three things you get the last one free???


    Pawan

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    1. Good thinking, but no it was not a "buy three, get one free" deal.

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  3. Were the sons adults???



    Pawan

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  4. Mayby because one of the sons woked at the shop and got the last item for free.

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    1. Was it because that one of the sons worked at the store???


      Pawan :) :)

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    2. No, none of the sons worked in the store.

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  5. did the fathers get charged 1 Dollar each and the sons got charged 50 cents each?????



    Pawan's Brother

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    1. No, everyone got charged the same amount. Glad to see you are participating in our riddle too, Pawan's brother!

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  6. I won't tell Ms Birdsall but I know the answer to this riddle. I am very impressed with the questions that your grade four students are asking you. You have some very good thinking going on in your classroom. You must be so proud. Ms. Lirenman

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    1. I love seeing all the great thinking too! You're right I am very proud of my students. :-)

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  7. is it beacase one adult was a old man and he fainted after he went in the store?

    langson

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  8. was it beacause that the shop owner was one of the sons and he took three dollars from the son and the adults, and the shop owner, which is one of the sons, donated his dollar for poor people?

    langson

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  9. Cause it's a grandfather his son and the sons son!


    -Nathan

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    1. You're right, Nathan, excellent work! There were only three people, so when they paid $1 each, it was $3 total.

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