I have another which is more difficult but I won't have the answer until next week: What day do you go back to school, Horace?" asked his grandmother one day. "Well," Horace replied, "nine days ago, the day before yesterday was three weeks before the second day of term." If Horace had this conversation on a Sunday, on which day of the week did he start school? Edit: I work it out to be a Tuesday
Today is Sunday. So seven days ago was Sunday too. That means that NINE days ago was Friday. On Friday, the day before yesterday was Wednesday. Three weeks later is Wednesday again. That is the second day of term. So the term began on Tuesday.
Hilda was playing with her building bricks when she made a tower like the one below: please log in to view this image How many bricks did Hilda use altogether?
Two boys wish to cross a river. The only way to get to the other side is by boat, but that boat can only take one boy at a time. The boat cannot return on its own, there are no ropes or similar tricks, yet both boys manage to cross using the boat. How?
As you do not say that both boys have to stay on the other side of the river then: Boy 1 rows across and returns and then boy 2 rows across and returns. Therefore both boys have crossed using the boat.
obviously the concept of two boys form liverpool has not crossed the minds of the questioner... they'd overload the thing and sail out, sink then swim the rest of the way cross the mersey.... as all boys would do.. the young idiots. the REAL answer should be that each boy was on the opposite bank of said river at the outset so boy one crossed handed the boat over then boy two in order for him to cross from that side back.... ergo both got across, you just always assume both boys are together a tthe start and that's the trick in the question
MITO, as both of our answers satisfy the question and the criteria then both are right - there is no REAL answer
You also never categorically state there is only one boat.... So a boat each, based on your poorly worded question...
