It’s puzzle time again! Do you not just adore this time of the day where you can kick your shoes off, stick on your thinking cap, and get comfy with a cup of hot coffee, or tea, whilst settling down to solve some riddles? Mind-bending riddles and puzzles are a keep-sake of memories created with love and laughter with your family, including all ages, over the dinner table for many people all over the world.
Today the riddle we have for you is not a very long one, although it has proven to take up a considerable amount of time to solve for a lot of people. It has left so many stumped, and forced to admit defeat by a bunch of words. Never be ashamed, always be proud that you at least tried – at least your brain got some good exercising in.
The riddle is as follows:
“The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father’s age is the son’s age reversed. How old could they be?”
This riddle may seem simple at first, but when you start to apply any means of a method to find the answer you might see exactly why it has so many people baffled over the befuddlement. Before we give the answer away to any of you, let us take a gander at some of the benefits, according to goodnet.com, that you can appreciate from a daily riddle.
Memory Improvement:
Similar to how your body needs exercise to feel more fit and agile, your brain needs regular stimulation so that it can be strengthened – just like your body! With this neurological exercise regime, you can expect a heightened memory, and a heightened ability to recollect your memories.
Visual and Spatial Reasoning Improved:
If you have children, or maybe a younger niece and nephew, or maybe you are a day-care teacher, you will be aware of those puzzles that toddlers would attempt. It involved placing blocks that were certain shapes and sizes into a board that had holes matching the bocks. If your child struggles with this then it might be a good idea to get your child into riddles more because they help to improve their ability to match shapes and sizes.
Help you De-Stress:
You read that right! If you were to practice riddles more often you will find that your stress levels will be reduced significantly. Next time you are feeling flustered or stressed out, pick up your phone and come find one of our riddles. They really help to distract your mind from what is bothering you! Also, they help bring you into the present moment and you’re thinking only of the riddle at hand.
Wow! There are some amazing benefits that we can look forward to by solving riddles on the reg! Have you worked out the answer to the riddle above?
Title: Their Ages Add Up To 66 – Can You Solve How Old This Father And Son Are?
You might find that you are sitting with a few answers that all seem right! And, that would make you correct! There isn’t only one answer to this riddle, there are three! Each of these is a potential answer and it depends on which one you found first. Or, maybe you found them all!
The first answer option is:
- The son could be 24 years old whilst his father is 42
The second answer option could be:
- The father could be 51 years old while his son is 15
The third answer option could be:
- The son could 6 years old whilst his father is 60
Did you enjoy this riddle? Fancy yourself a bit of a “smarty pants”? Can you figure this one out?
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Sources:
- ‘7 Surprising Ways Puzzles Are Good for Your Brain’ Goodnet. Published April 29, 2019
