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200 fish, 99% Gold. Remove how many for 98%?
Riddle
200 fish, 99% Gold. Remove how many for 98%?
Choose an answer
A.2 goldfish
B.1 goldfish
C.50 goldfish
D.100 goldfish
Hint: It's a word with 8 letters, starting with "1".
Answer
100 goldfish
Why this is the answer
In 200 fish, 198 are gold (99%). To make them 98%, the 2 non-goldfish must represent 2% of the total. 2 is 2% of 100. So you must have 100 fish total (remove 100 gold).
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