Lesson Task week 2 Idea development Riddles

Question 1: We where given four riddles to solve.

Riddle 1: A man is replacing a wheel on his car, when he accidentally drops the four nuts used to hold the wheel on the car. They fall into a deep drain, irretrievably lost. A passing girl offers him a solution that enables him to drive home. What is it?

Solution: The girl pointed out that his ar has four wheels, and therefore if he take one nut from each of the other wheels he would be able to fasten the fourth wheel. And from there he would be able to drive home by himself.

Riddle 2: Two Russians walk down a street in Moscow. One Russian is the father of the other Russian’s son. How are they related?

Solution: The other Russian is the mother of the son, therefore they are in a coparenting relationship.

Riddle 3: What occurs once in June, once in July and twice in August?

Solution: If you look at the names of the month, you will notice the letter U is mentioned once in both June and July but twice in August.

Riddle 4: Six drinking glasses stand in a row, with the first three full of water and the next three empty. By handling and moving only one glass at a time, how can you arrange the six glasses so that no full glass stands next to another full glass, and no empty glass stands next to another empty glass? What is the minimum number of moves to solve this puzzle?

Solution: You move the middle full glass and pour the water into the middle empty glass, that way you seperate them all so no full glass and no empty glass is besides eachother.