Divide me by half and add ten, the answer is thirty. What am I if you work backwards?
Category: Math · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider how division affects the total.
Answer
Forty
Explanation
If you start with forty, dividing by half gives twenty, and adding ten results in thirty.
This is a hard math riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is Forty.
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