Braingle: 'How Many Houses' Brain Teaser

How Many Houses

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Puzzle ID:	#570
Fun:	(2.29)
Difficulty:	(0.58)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	Squidgy
Corrected By:	t4mt

If you count 20 houses on your right going to school and 20 houses on your left coming home from school, how many houses have you counted?

Answer

20. Same houses, different sides because you are walking in different directions.
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Comments

angie Jun 22, 2002	had to think about it then it clicked
doggyxp Sep 05, 2002	very, very, very, very, very easy.
speedyg1000 Dec 02, 2002	ive heard this one a million times, but i do give you credit because it fooled me the first time.
exterminator May 20, 2005	yay!!! i got it right great teaser
sports_chick Jun 12, 2005	funny love sports_chick
Atropus Feb 14, 2006	But if you count twenty _of_ the houses home and back, and there are 30 houses... then you are counting thirty houses.. but only 10 of them twice O_o That was just a random observation.
mitzimesser Feb 20, 2006	You could also count 20 different houses. That would be 40, but, the key to this one is the fact that it is in the TRICK category, not math.
LeafFan4life Mar 02, 2007	too easy good try though
drwdrw Aug 08, 2008	That's for babies!