Here's a riddle

[Jessica]

Arron wanted to get into a house where a secret meeting was being held, but he didn't know the password. He watched from the bushes as two other men were let in. The first man knocked on the door, and when the person behind the door said, "twelve," he answered, "six," and was allowed in. The second man, when the person behind the door said, "six," answered, "three," and was let in.
Arron thought he had the password challenge figured out, so he knocked on the door. From the other side, he heard, "ten." He replied, "five," but wasn't allowed to enter. How should he have answered?

 

[skyblue]

seven

 

[Jessica]

why seven?

 

[AUFred]

"Open the door it's the police"

 

[skyblue]

twelve.....six

six....three


ten......seven

 

[AUFred]

three

 

[Peter Parka]

The leprechaun on my shoulder tells me to burn things.

 

[Jessica]

twelve.....six

six....three


ten......seven

not right but good thinking

 

[skyblue]

The leprechaun on my shoulder tells me to burn things.

did you tell that to the judge?:24:

 

[Jessica]

three

yep do you know why?

 

[Codrus]

The leprechaun on my shoulder tells me to burn things.

did you set him on fire?

 

[AUFred]

yep do you know why?

number of letters in the word called from the other side of the door.

 

[Jessica]

correct! :nod:

 

[AUFred]

I have two children who went through advanced programs all through school. They were daily given those type exercises to think outside the box to broaden their minds. My son was particularly good at them. When he walked into his advanced class there was a brain teaser on the board similar to yours. He would walk in look at it and walk to the teacher's desk and whisper the answer because it gave other kids a chance. The teacher commented to us he was the only child she ever taught who was able to do that on every brain teaser she came up with.

 

[MommyOfAnAngel]

one smart boy ya go there!

 

[AUFred]

one smart boy ya go there!

He is a very talented young man. He is loving college. He started a new job Friday. He is working as a bouncer at frat parties.

 

[Jessica]

that riddle was pretty easy

 

[MommyOfAnAngel]

He is a very talented young man. He is loving college. He started a new job Friday. He is working as a bouncer at frat parties.

congrats! and best wishes for him!

 

[Jessica]

He is a very talented young man. He is loving college. He started a new job Friday. He is working as a bouncer at frat parties.

I wish your son good luck. he is very smart :nod:

 

[AUFred]

that riddle was pretty easy

true. just had to get your thinking right.