A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said “twelve.” The member replied “six” and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said “six.” The member replied “three” and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said “ten” and the man replied “five.” but he was not let in. What should have he said?
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three => the number of letters in the word “ten”
Correct!
At first it appears to be 1/2 of the stated number, but in reality, it was the number of letters to spell that number.
You’re today’s winner.
This is a classic riddle, knew the answer right away haha. Heres another good riddle about a door you can do: When Is A Door Not A Door