Riddle: how many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?!
Question: someone told me this riddle, and the answer is not 5. I am completely stumped on this one. If someone can give the answer and an explanation as to how that is the answer that would be awesome.
Answers: someone told me this riddle, and the answer is not 5. I am completely stumped on this one. If someone can give the answer and an explanation as to how that is the answer that would be awesome.
once...if you subtract 5 from 25, you get 20...then you can't subtract from 25 anymore...get it?
25-20-15-10-5-0
thats 6
My theory is this, once. Because if you subtract 5 from 25, it becomes 20.
once, then after that you will be subtracing 5 from 20.
once. bcoz once u subtract 5 from it one time it will becum 20 and then if u subtract 5 again it will be subtractin 5 from 20 and not 25.....so u can only subtract 5 from 25 once......at least thats what i think....lol :P
once
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4 times
I guess it's 6
One time only, after the 1st time
it becomes 20
25 DIVIDED BY 5 = 5 TIMES + THE ANSWER 5 WHICH MAKES IT ONE MORE TIME (25 =5X) (5=1X)
(5+1=6)
THE ANSWER IS 6 TIMES
once because when u subtract 5 from 25 it becomes 20 and 25-5 isnt 20-5
or whatever
once bc once you subtract 5 form 25 it is 20 so you cant do it anymore