Jack and Tree Height

When Jack was six years old he hammered a nail into his favourite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, Jack returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?




Similar Riddles

Can you solve the maths in the below-given picture equation?

Maths Picture Puzzle

Asked by Neha on 06 Sep 2023


One day Jenifer meets the Lion and the Tiger in the Forest of Forgetfulness. She knows that the Lion lies on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and tells the truth on the other days of the week. The Tiger, on the other hand, lies on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, but tells the truth on the other days of the week. Now they make the following statements to Jenifer:

Lion: Yesterday was one of my lying days.

Tiger: Yesterday was one of my lying days too.

What day is it?

Asked by Neha on 07 Jan 2021

What does below Rebus mean ?

esgg sgeg gegs gsge

Asked by Neha on 10 May 2021


What brings you down but never up?

Asked by Neha on 22 Oct 2021

What makes this number unique: 8,549,176,320?

Asked by Neha on 08 Jul 2025

A man is found dead in his bathroom naked with blood scattered all around him. The bathroom was locked from the inside and there is no trace of any struggle. There is nothing in the bathroom except his pant with the belt still around and his shirt. Also, the medic team can't find any incision in his body that may have been the reason behind so much blood loss.

The Police department is clueless regarding this murder mystery.
Can you?

Asked by Neha on 27 Nov 2024


Which English verb becomes past tense just by rearranging the letters?

Asked by Neha on 07 Sep 2025

A finger goes in me. You fiddle with me when you're bored. The best man always has me first. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 06 Oct 2025

A word I know has six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remain. What is it?

Asked by Neha on 23 Mar 2025


What can jump higher than a building?

Asked by Neha on 24 Oct 2025

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Crossword

The day before the 1996 U.S. presidential election, the NYT Crossword contained the clue “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper,” the puzzle was built so that both electoral outcomes were correct answers, requiring 7 other clues to have dual responses.