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How Many Apples?
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If you have three apples and you took two away, how many would you have?
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Three! You're the one who has the apples!Hide Answer Show Answer
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That one didn't make sence! If you have three apples and you take two away everyone assumes that you got rid of them, so the answer would really be one.
Or the answer could be two, because you took two away and left the one behind.
Good one; the common answer to questions like that is two, which is what I thought because I wasn't paying attention.
i was able 2 get that one. still good, though.
to take something away implies that the group has been segmented. therefore, one must assume that a person still "has" items, even though they may reside in a variety of groups. However, what other groups does this person own that may contain apples but may not be at his/her immediate access? the person may have 1,000 apples, in this case.
to continue from my previous comment, the correct answer is 'not enough information to determine a solution.'
What a bunch of party poopers! I have 10 pairs of pants: 5 in the closet, 4 in the hamper, and 1 that I took away and wore to work. How many pairs of pants do I have again? TEN. It's a TRICK teaser, folks. Lighten up!
ok jonny, sounds like ur usin a thesaurus to sound smart saying something simple. it was badly worded which is what people are arguing, not the general idea
LoL @ speedyg1000 || I've heard alot like this where the answer is always 2, because you make it sound as though one was left behind..
i sorta agree with jenna
I agree with jenna too.
May 08, 2003
The entire point of a trick teaser is to NOT have the answer everyone assumes. It was a good teaser. The difference between this one and the one where the correct answer would be two is that this one starts "You have...", instead of "There are...". It's all in the wording. And I agree that everyone should lighten up about these things. They are here for FUN, after all!
ummm...ok
Am I the only one who said 2?
5! You take two away from someone else and add it to your 3...it =5 apples
got it
O! THATS COOL!!!
I dont agree with jenna! i think thats funny!
By the way I added this 1 2 my favorites!
I said 2??
Jenna that is the whole point of a trick teaser!!!
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