SOLUTION: A basket has exactly six eggs in it. Six different people each take one egg. These are typical people and typical chicken eggs. After all 6 eggs have been taken, there is still o

SOLUTION: A basket has exactly six eggs in it. Six different people each take one egg. These are typical people and typical chicken eggs. After all 6 eggs have been taken, there is still o

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Question 549985: A basket has exactly six eggs in it. Six different people each take one egg. These are typical people and typical chicken eggs. After all 6 eggs have been taken, there is still one egg left in the basket. How could this be? (No one put their egg back in the basket.)

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sixth person took the basket too, leaving the sixth egg in it! J
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