Cut the Chain

You have four chains. Each chain has three links in it. Although it is difficult to cut the links, you wish to make a single loop with all 12 links. What is the fewest number of cuts you must make to accomplish this task?




Similar Riddles

Do You See It?

Do You See It?

Asked by Neha on 17 Feb 2022


Which Travels Faster? Solve below famous picture riddle:

Which Travels Faster

Asked by Neha on 11 Dec 2024

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?

Asked by Neha on 12 Apr 2022


What Time Should the last watch show in the below figure?

Time in the Clock

Asked by Neha on 21 Sep 2024

Can you replace the question mark with the correct number?

Fill in the Question Marked Space

Asked by Neha on 09 Mar 2024

You are in a land where thirty men and two women were dressed in classic black and white dresses.
They begin to fight as soon as any of them move.

Where are you?

Asked by Neha on 19 Jul 2024


Make eight squares by moving only two matchsticks.
Note- Square can be of different sizes.

Make the Square

Asked by Neha on 12 Apr 2021

The day after tomorrow will be three days before Tuesday. Can you find out what is today?

Asked by Neha on 26 Apr 2023

A man escapes from jail using help from his girlfriend. The investigators suspect four girls of being the man's girlfriend.

Out of those four girls, one is his girlfriend who is lying. Two of the girls are completely innocent and are speaking the truth. One of the girls is the man's sister who is helping the girlfriend lie. Following are the statements from all four of them:

Ariana: "Myrna is his girlfriend."
Jane: "Angelina is lying."
Angelina: "Ariana is lying."
Myrna: "Jane is not his sister."

Can you find out who is the man's sister among them?

Asked by Neha on 27 Mar 2026


How many times can you subtract the number two from the number fifty?

Asked by Neha on 12 Mar 2022

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Gambling

In Canada, a mathematical puzzle must be solved in order to win the lottery to classify it as a “game of skill” not gambling.