There are 100 floors in a building. If you take the elevator to the 100th floor and walk down, how many floors do you walk?
Category: Math · Difficulty: easy
Hint: Consider starting from the top.
Answer
99
Explanation
If you start on the 100th floor and walk down to the ground floor, you walk down 99 floors.
This is an easy math riddle — a good one for children and beginners. The answer is 99.
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