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If half of five was two what would a third of ten …

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If half of five was two what would a third of ten be?

The answer is 1. This is because you halve the amount of letters in fi-ve to get two therefore a third of t-e-n is three divided by three giving you one.

Why this works

This riddle plays with the idea of using the number of letters in each word rather than their numerical values. When you take "five," it has four letters, and half of that in terms of letters would be two, as you only count "fi" and "ve." Similarly, "ten" has three letters, and a third of that would be one letter, which is "t." So, the clever twist here is focusing on the letters instead of the numbers!

Common Wrong Answers

“2”

This guess assumes a straightforward mathematical calculation of dividing the number 10 by 3, which doesn't take into account the riddle's play on words with the letters.

“3”

This guess is based on the assumption that a third of ten is simply one-third of the numeric value, again ignoring the riddle's focus on the letters in the words.

“5”

This guess incorrectly interprets the riddle as asking for the total number associated with the word 'ten' rather than applying the logic of breaking down the letters in the word.