{"id":681,"date":"2013-08-21T11:23:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T11:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/?p=681"},"modified":"2013-08-21T11:23:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T11:23:49","slug":"riddles-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mathsmadeelementary.co.uk\/?p=681","title":{"rendered":"Riddles 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Questions\"<\/a>1. What do you call a tree with four equal sides?<\/p>\n

2. The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?<\/p>\n

3. When young, I am sweet in the sun.
\nWhen middle-aged, I make you merry.
\nWhen old, I am valued more than ever.<\/p>\n

4. It walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening. What is it?<\/p>\n

5. I am always hungry,
\nI must always be fed,
\nThe finger I touch,
\nWill soon turn red<\/p>\n

\"Answers\"<\/a>
\nAnswers:<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/b>1. A square root.<\/p>\n

2. Darkness.<\/p>\n

3. Wine.<\/p>\n

4. Man (or woman). Crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs as an adult and uses two legs and a cane when old.<\/p>\n

5. Fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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