Logical Distribution

John gave half of the apples he had plus one more to Jacob. He gave half of the remaining ones plus one more to James. Now, John was left with just one apple.

Can you find out how many did he have in the beginning?




Similar Riddles

Can you find the missing number in the third row?
35 20 14
27 12 18
5 2 ?

Asked by Neha on 26 Jun 2023


On rolling two dices (six-sided normal dice) together, what is the probability that the first one comes up with a 2 and the second one comes up with a 5?

Asked by Neha on 08 Oct 2023

John was a very careless driver, so his owner Jacob gave him an offer that he will get an incentive of Rs.30 for every bottle box he delivered without breaking it and he will be charged Rs.90 for every bottle box he broke. Jacob gave John 100 bottles-box to deliver. After delivery, Jacob paid John Rs.2400. How many bottles-box did John break?

Asked by Neha on 28 Sep 2023


What word is identified by the below rebus?

Your Your Your Your Your
Your Your Your Your Your

Asked by Neha on 27 Jul 2023

A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other eight behind. Why did he want eight?

Aeroplane Hijack Riddle

Asked by Neha on 02 Apr 2021

What will you call your mother's brother's brother-in-law?

Asked by Neha on 15 Jul 2024


He loves to dance, twist and prance, he shakes his tail, and as a way he sails, wingless he flies into the sky. What is he?

Asked by Neha on 19 Aug 2025

Count the number of triangles in the picture below:

Counting You Should Know

Asked by Neha on 16 Jul 2024

A pond had 60 fish, out of which, all but 20 died.
How many fishes are now present in that pond?

Asked by Neha on 14 Jul 2024


You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 31 Jul 2025

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

No Solution

In 2007, a puzzle was released and $2 million prizes were offered for the first complete solution. The competition ended at noon on 31 December 2010, with no solution being found. Wiki