Riddle: How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?
Answer: Only one time
Riddle Explanation + Meaning
This riddle might seem tricky at first, but it's all about how you interpret the action of subtraction.
When you subtract 5 from 25, you're left with 20.
The confusion comes because many people think about the action of subtracting 5 repeatedly until nothing is left.
However, the riddle specifically asks how many times you can subtract 5 from 25, not how many fives are in 25.
After the first subtraction, you're not taking 5 from 25 anymore; you're subtracting from 20, then 15, and so on.
Therefore, the correct answer is that you can only subtract 5 from 25 one time because after that, you're subtracting from a different number each time.
This riddle cleverly plays on the wording and the mathematical operation to challenge your thinking.
