document.write( "Question 355781: Six marbles are in a basket. Six children each take one marble. But there is still one marble left in the basket. How can that be? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "This is like the trick question:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Q:  \"Seven months of the year have 31 days, how many have 28 days?\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "A:  Twelve!  They all have 28 days. The question doesn't say \"ONLY 28\"\r\n" );
document.write( "    or \"EXACTLY 28\". It just says \"28\".  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly,\r\n" );
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document.write( "Q:  Six marbles are in a basket. Six children each take one marble. But there\r\n" );
document.write( "    is still one marble left in the basket. How can that be?\r\n" );
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document.write( "A:  There are 7 marbles in the basket.  The question doesn't say \"ONLY six\r\n" );
document.write( "    marbles\" or \"EXACTLY six marbles\" It just says \"six marbles\".  If there are\r\n" );
document.write( "    seven in there, there are also six in there.  If you had $7 and somebody\r\n" );
document.write( "    asked you if you had $6 would you say no?  Of course not.  It's the same\r\n" );
document.write( "    principle.\r\n" );
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