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Question

1) How much soil is there in a hole measuring one metre by one metre by one metre?

2) Would a steel ball travel faster through water at 25c or -5c?

3) There are 5 apples in a basket and five people in a room. How can you give an apple to each person in the room and yet leave one apple in the basket.

4) A fishing boat is lying in the harbour. There is a rope ladder hanging over the side with its end touching the water. The rungs of the ladder are 1 metre apart and the tide is rising at 50 centimetres an hour.

At the end of 6 hours, how many of the rungs will be covered?

5) A man dressed all in black is walking down a country lane. Suddenly a large black car without any lights on comes round the corner and screeches to a halt.

How did the driver know there was a man in the road?

Answer 1

1.  none, just 1 cubic meter of air

2.  faster in water of 25deg Celsius temp, the steel ball cannot travel inside frozen water or ice

3. give 1 apple each to the 4 other people, leave your apple in the basket (you are the 5th person) unless you are not a person/people

4.  the rope ladder rises with the boat; after 6 hours, the rope ladder&#039;s end will still be touching the water, but not in the water.

5. it was daytime

Answer 2

1. There is no soil in a hole

2. It wouldn&#039;t the water is frozen.

3.Give the last person their apple in the basket.

4. The fishing boat will rise with the water.

5. It is daytime.

Answer 3

1. 1 cm^3

2. none... if its -5c it wont tarvel at all

3. make one carry the basket and give to the rest

4. 3 meters

5. hes driving during the day

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Answer 4

1. Twice as much as there is in half a hole.

2. Yes.

3. Make applesauce.

4. If they boat was lying, we&#039;d never know for sure.

5. He thought it was a deer.