A man had a bar of lead that weighed 40 lbs., and he divided it into four pieces in such a way as to allow him to weigh any number of pounds from one to forty. What are the weights of the four pieces?

Share with

Facebook Comment

How can you give someone $63 using six bills, without using any one dollar bills?

I warn you about meetings, and I assist you in your life, I can help you do most of your work, unless I have a bug. What am I?

There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. Why?

What always was, yet I can never be?

What do you call a deer with no eye?

Previous Next

A man had a bar of lead that weighed 40 lbs., and he divided it into four pieces in such a way as to allow him to weigh any number of pounds from one to forty. What are the weights of the four pieces?

Answer: 1, 3, 9, 27, are the weights of the four pieces.

Solution:

Show Answer

1, 3, 9, 27, are the weights of the four pieces.

Show Answer

Share with

You may also like..

How can you give someone $63 using six bills, without using any one dollar bills?

Answer: 1 - $50 bill, 1 - $5 bill , 4 - $2 bills

Solution:

I warn you about meetings, and I assist you in your life, I can help you do most of your work, unless I have a bug. What am I?

Answer: computer

Solution:

There was a man who was born before his father, killed his mother, and married his sister. Yet, there was nothing wrong with what he had done. Why?

Answer: His father was in front of him when he was born, therefore he was born before him. His mother died while giving birth to him. Finally, he grew up to be a minister and married his sister at her ceremony.

Solution:

Show Answer

His father was in front of him when he was born, therefore he was born before him. His mother died while giving birth to him. Finally, he grew up to be a minister and married his sister at her ceremony.

Show Answer

What always was, yet I can never be?

Answer: Yesterday.

Solution:

Show Answer

Yesterday.

Show Answer

What do you call a deer with no eye?

Answer: No idea (no eye deer).

Solution:

Show Answer

No idea (no eye deer).

Show Answer