Riddle

If 10 bags of jelly beans and 6 licorice sticks cost $1, and 10 licorice sticks and 6 jelly bean bags cost 92 cents. How much does one licorice stick cost?

Choose an answer

A.4 cents
B.6 cents
C.8 cents
D.5 cents while Jelly bean bags cost 7 cents.
Hint: It's a 7-word phrase with 32 letters, starting with "5".

Answer

5 cents while Jelly bean bags cost 7 cents.

Why this is the answer

Solving the two simultaneous equations for the price of jelly bean bags and licorice sticks gives licorice sticks at 5 cents each.

This riddle is filed under Dirty, Family Riddles and rated Hard.