Crows on Fence Riddle

If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many crows are left?




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Lion: Yesterday was one of my lying days.

Tiger: Yesterday was one of my lying days too.

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Using the clues below, what four numbers am I thinking of?

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By moving exactly three matchsticks can you make the below equation true.It can be solved by 3 ways.

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In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle of all travellers who passed by. If the traveller failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed him/her. And if the traveller answered the riddle correctly, then the Sphinx would destroy herself. The riddle:

What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?

Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself.

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Can you fill the blank with the correct number?

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What is the next number in the series?

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I am a type of room you cannot enter or leave. Raised from the ground below, I could be poisonous or a delicious treat. What am I?

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Find the next number in the series

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