Critical Thinking Puzzles: Funny puzzle

September 5, 2008

If a boy and a half could eat a hot dog
and a half in a minute and a half,
how many hot dogs could six boys eat
in six minutes?

Jojami Ko said...: 16; September 10, 2008 at 3:24 PM
Anonymous said...: 24; September 12, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Anonymous said...: 36.

1 boy can eat 4 hotdogs in 6 minutes, 6 boys can eat 36 in 6 minutes; September 14, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Anonymous said...: Number 2 is correct.

Number 3'3 reasoning is correct but you multiply the number of boys (6) by the number of hotdogs 1 boy can eat in 6 min (4). So, 6 x 4 = 24.; October 14, 2008 at 8:15 PM
Unknown said...: Its 16...
A boy and a half eat a hot dog in 1.5 minutes, so
3 boys eat 2 hot dogs in 1.5 mins and 6 boys can eat 4 hot dogs in 1.5 mins.... therefoe 6 boys can eat 4*4 = 16 hot dogs in 6 mins....; December 18, 2008 at 6:47 AM
Anonymous said...: @uday

A boy and a half eats a hot dog AND A HALF in 1.5 min.

Multiply your answer of 16 * 1.5 and you have the answer - 24.; April 23, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Beautifulrose said...: 10; August 26, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Anonymous said...: 24 hot dogs
1 1/2 boy eat one and half in one and a half min.
1 1/2 eat 1 hot-dog in one min..
6 boy eat 4 hot dog in 1 min
24 in 6 min; October 28, 2011 at 1:00 AM
Anonymous said...: answer is 12 hotdogs, here half related to hotdog not to half boy; July 7, 2012 at 4:51 PM