Puzzle of the Day, 10/28/08
October 28, 2008, 7:00 am; posted by Bweinh
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Five schoolchildren found a large scale and weighed themselves in pairs.
They found that in those couples, they weighed: 129 pounds, 125 pounds, 124 pounds, 123 pounds, 122 pounds, 120 pounds, 119 pounds, 118 pounds, 115 pounds, and 113 pounds.
What was the weight of each child individually?
Email us with the answer by 00:00:01 Eastern on October 30. The first correct answer will win $1 [American]; the second incorrect answer will win 50 cents [American]; all correct answers will be entered into a random drawing for $5 [American].
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Why weren’t these kids in school?
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