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Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.Situation
A man walked up to a woman behind a counter and handed her a book. She looked at it and said, "That'll be five dollars." He paid the woman and walked out without the book.
She saw him leave without it but did not call him back.
How come?
She saw him leave without it but did not call him back.
How come?
Answer
The man was returning an overdue library book.Hide Answer Show Answer
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