Riddle

Five men were eating apples, A finished before B, but behind C. D finished before E, but behind B. What was the finishing order?

Choose an answer

A.ABCDE
B.CBADE
C.CADBE
D.CABDE
Hint: It's a word with 5 letters, starting with "C".

Answer

CABDE

Why this is the answer

Working from the clues -- C before A before B, and B before D before E -- the only consistent finishing order is C, A, B, D, E.

This riddle is filed under Easy Riddles and rated Hard.

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