What is the result when you take one from twelve and get ten?
Category: Brain · Difficulty: hard
Hint: Consider the context of time instead of arithmetic.
Answer
Time (12 hours - 1 = 10 o'clock)
Explanation
In the context of a clock, if it's 12:00 and you subtract one hour, it becomes 10:00.
This is a hard brain riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is Time (12 hours - 1 = 10 o'clock).
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