PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

Riddle: If the day before yesterday is the 23rd, then what is the day after tomorrow?

Riddle: What is 1/2 of 1/4 of 2/9 of 3/7 of 84?

Riddle: Take two numbers, such that the square of the first, plus the square of the second, shall equal 8; while the first, plus the product of the first and second, shall equal 6. What are the two numbers?

Riddle: If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

Riddle: If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?

Riddle: How much will a 38° angle measure when looked at under a microscope that magnifies ten times?

Riddle: What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?

Riddle: There is a certain club which is for men only. There are 600 men who belong to this club and 5% of these men wear one earring. Of the other 95% membership, half wear two earrings and the other half wear none. How many earrings are being worn in this club?

Riddle: A farmer in California owns a beautiful pear tree. He supplies the fruit to a nearby grocery store. The store owner has called the farmer to see how much fruit is available for him to purchase. The farmer knows that the main trunk has 24 branches. Each branch has exactly 12 boughs and each bough has exactly 6 twigs. Since each twig bears one piece of fruit, how many plums will the farmer be able to deliver?

Riddle: When my father was 31 I was 8. Now he is twice as old as me. How old am I?