If you have 10 cookies and you take away 3, how many do you have?
Category: Math · Difficulty: easy
Hint: Focus on what you took, not what is left.
Answer
3
Explanation
You have 3 cookies because that's what you took away.
This is an easy math riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is 3.
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