A cake is layered in three different heights: 5 cm, 10 cm, and 15 cm. If you cut them all down to equal height, what will that height be?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Look for the average or the best balance.
Answer
10 cm
Explanation
The height that allows for equal layers is the median height: 10 cm.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 10 cm.
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