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There is a boat with a ladder attached to it, the ladder is eight feet tall. If the water rises four feet how much of the ladder will be on top of the water?
Riddle
There is a boat with a ladder attached to it, the ladder is eight feet tall. If the water rises four feet how much of the ladder will be on top of the water?
Choose an answer
A.Four feet
B.Zero feet
C.Two feet
D.Eight feet, the ladder is attached to the boat.
Hint: It's a 9-word phrase with 37 letters, starting with "E".
Answer
Eight feet, the ladder is attached to the boat.
Why this is the answer
Since the ladder is attached to the floating boat, it rises with the water level, so the entire eight-foot ladder stays above the water regardless of the tide.
This riddle is filed under Logic Puzzles and Brain Teasers and rated Medium.