Three apples weigh the same as one melon. Two melons weigh the same as one pumpkin. How many apples weigh the same as one pumpkin?
Show hint
Swap each melon for apples.
Show answer
6 apples. A pumpkin is 2 melons, and each melon is 3 apples.One pumpkin weighs the same as 2 melons, and each melon weighs the same as 3 apples, so a pumpkin weighs the same as 2 × 3 = 6 apples.
About this riddle
A balance puzzle with apples, melons and a pumpkin. Swap each melon for apples to find the answer.
It comes from Logic Puzzles for Kids, a collection of 20 riddles with hints and answers, sorted from easy to tricky. Play the video, pause it when the riddle ends, and see if you can solve it before the answer appears.
