Question

Solve the given riddle:

$"Afourthofathirdofayearis$____"

• A. A month
• B. A day
• C. A week
• D. 15 days

Answer 1

The correct option is A A month

To understand the riddle, we first study the part at the beginning of the riddle:

$Afourthofathird$

$\text{Mathematical expression for the given}\text{part is:}$

$\frac{1}{4}\times \frac{1}{3}=\frac{1\times 1}{4\times 3}=\frac{1}{12}$

Now, the riddle can be re-written as:

$\frac{1}{12}thofayear$

$1year=12months$

$⟹\frac{1}{12}thofayear=\frac{1}{12}\times 12months=\frac{1\times 12}{12\times 1}months=1month$

$\therefore \text{A fourth of a third of a year is}amonth.$