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Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?
He was playing Monopoly.

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

What gets wetter as it dries?
A towel.

How can you write 23 using the number 2 only 4 times? You can use addition, subtraction, division, multiplication.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

What is it that's always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

A red house is made up of red bricks, a blue house is made up of blue bricks, a green house is made up of _______.

If 0=4, 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5 and 9=4, find the value of 10, 11 and 12.
10=3, 11=6, 12=6. Explanation: Number of letters in the spelling of each figure.

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

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