Riddle: A woman has 7 kids. Half of them are boys. How is this possible?
Answer: They are all boys
Riddle Explanation + Meaning
This riddle might seem a bit confusing at first glance.
When we hear that "half of them are boys," we might start thinking about how the other half could be anything but boys.
Normally, when we divide something in half, we expect two different groups.
However, the trick in this riddle lies in understanding that all the children being boys does not contradict the statement that half of them are boys.
In fact, if all the children are boys, then it is absolutely true that half of them are boys - but it's also true that all of them are.
This play on expectations versus literal truth is what makes the riddle clever and a bit tricky.
It challenges us to think beyond our first, most obvious interpretation and understand the statement in a more literal sense.
