Riddle 1:
I am an odd number. Take away one letter, and I become even. What number am I?
Solution 1:
The number is Seven. When you remove the letter “S”, it becomes “even”.
Riddle 2:
Three people check into a hotel room that costs $30. They each contribute $10, handing $30 to the hotel clerk. Later, the hotel clerk realizes there was a mistake and the room should only cost $25. The hotel clerk gives $5 to the bellboy and asks him to return it to the guests. On the way to their room, the bellboy decides to keep $2 for himself and gives $1 back to each guest. Now, each guest has paid $9 (totaling $27) and the bellboy has $2, making a total of $29. What happened to the missing dollar?
Solution 2:
The missing dollar is a bit of a trick. The total cost of the room is indeed $25, and the guests actually paid a total of $27 ($25 for the room and $2 kept by the bellboy). There’s no missing dollar; the math is just a bit misleading in the way it’s presented.
Riddle 3:
If a rooster lays an egg on top of a barn, which way will it roll?
