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You are sitting at a table eating lunch and there are ten flies on the table. With a quick swat, you are able to kill three flies. How many flies are left on the table?
Riddle
You are sitting at a table eating lunch and there are ten flies on the table. With a quick swat, you are able to kill three flies. How many flies are left on the table?
Choose an answer
A.Seven
B.Ten
C.Three
D.You killed three flies which remain on the table. The others flew off when you swatted.
Hint: It's a 16-word phrase with 70 letters, starting with "Y".
Answer
You killed three flies which remain on the table. The others flew off when you swatted.
Why this is the answer
The living flies would fly away after being startled, leaving only the three dead ones physically on the table.
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