RIDDLE OF THE DAYIt seems easy, but can you really crack this riddle?If you already know the answer, don’t spoil it for others.
The riddle says, “A woman has seven children. If half of them are boys, how can that be possible?”
Normally, when we think of “half,” we might imagine splitting a number into two equal parts. But with seven children, you can’t divide them equally in whole numbers since seven is an odd number. So, how can half of seven be boys?
Here’s the trick: The phrase “half of them are boys” is misleading. In this context, it doesn’t mean exactly 3.5 boys; it means at least half, which implies more than half.
Since seven is an odd number, the only way to have at least half as boys is if all seven children are boys. That way, any way you look at it, you could say “half of them” or even more than half are boys.
