Puzzles

One activity that many of our members enjoy is puzzling! You can test yourself for fun with our brainteasers. Our quizzes and conundrums are updated regularly, so do check back on the page for the latest content, and if you get really good at them, why not find out what your IQ is by booking a Mensa Supervised IQ Test?

14/5/24

8 men dig 8 holes in 8 hours. How long will it take 10 men to dig 5 holes?

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

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4hrs. It takes 8 hours for a man to dig a hole. So 10 men will take 8 hours to dig 10 holes. As we only need 5 holes it will take half as long = 4hrs

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