HardEasy 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?
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.