A lily pad doubles in size every day. It takes 48 days to cover the entire pond. How long did it take to cover half the pond?
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A girl has as many brothers as sisters. Each brother has half as many brothers as sisters. How many children are there in total?
You overtake the person in 2nd place in a race. What place are you in now?
If it takes 5 minutes to boil one egg, how long does it take to boil 5 eggs together?
Lina, Sami, and Noor each chose a different drink: tea, coffee, or juice. Sami chose coffee, Noor did not choose juice, and Lina did not choose tea. Who chose each drink?
Three books—red, green, and blue—stand in a row. The red book is to the left of the green book, and the blue book is to the right of the green book. What is their order from left to right?
What goes up when the rain comes down?
What gets wetter the more it dries?
What has to be broken before you can use it?
What building has the most stories?
What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?
If you say my name, you break me. What am I?
When I was 6 my sister was half my age. Now I am 70. How old is my sister?
A rooster lays an egg on a roof peak. Which way does the egg roll?
A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many sheep are left?
A two-digit number has digits that add to 11. Reversing its digits makes the number 27 greater. What is the original number?
A three-digit vault code has distinct digits. The first digit is twice the third, the middle digit is one greater than the third, and all three digits add to 13. What is the code?
Is 8% of 50 the same as 50% of 8?
What is the sum of all integers from 1 to 100?
A mix contains 3 parts water and 1 part juice. How much juice is in a 12-litre mix?
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