If you travel back in time by 3 hours, then add 4 hours, and finally subtract 2 hours, what time change have you made from your original time?
Category: Math · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Follow the time changes step-by-step.
Answer
1 hour back
Explanation
3 hours back, plus 4 hours makes it 1 hour ahead, then subtracting 2 hours results in a net change of 1 hour back.
This is a hard math riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is 1 hour back.
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