Riddles, one at a time
Shaded Part: The Triangle
What fraction of the square is gold?
Cut the triangle down the middle and move one half.
1/2
The triangle has the full base and full height of the square, so it is half: 8 of 16 squares.
Five Weekends
What day of the week is the 1st?
How many days must the month have for 3 days of the week to come 5 times?
Friday
31 days = 4 weeks + 3 days, and those 3 extra days start the month: Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Five Sheets, One Pile
Which sheet was placed SECOND?
SHEET E
Order: C, E, A, D, B. Lift them off and see.
Fewest Tokens: Pay 6
Which tokens pay 6 with the fewest tokens?
Biggest first is not always fewest. Try every pair.
3 + 3
Just 2 tokens. Biggest first, 4 + 1 + 1, needs 3.
Hands Apart: 3:30
What is the SMALLER angle between the hands?
At 3:30 the hour hand is halfway between 3 and 4.
75°
Hour hand at 105°, minute hand at 180°: 75° apart.