Picnic riddle
When they started off on the great annual picnic every wagon in town was pressed into service, each one carrying the same number of people.
Half way to the picnic ground ten wagons broke down, so it was necessary for each of the remaining wagons to carry one more person.
When they started for home it was discovered that fifteen more wagons were out of commission, so on the return trip there were three persons more in each wagon than when they started out in the morning.
How many people attended the great annual picnic? 
900 people came to the picnic.
100 wagons 9 people each.
This is our first riddle that we answered.
Happy that we found this site.
Oh and also, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
200 people came to the picnic.
50 wagons with 4 people each.
After 10 wagons break down, the 40 people are dispersed among the remaining 40 wagons (1 each).
After 15 wagons are found out of commission, the 75 people are dispersed among the remaining 25 wagons (3 each).
Your Answer
More puzzles to try-
Can you find out the missing letters and the missing word eventually?
In the given picture, you can find two letters to be missing. When two particular letters are placed in the ...Read More »Rich man’s and gold Coin puzzle
A rich man died. In his will, he has divided his gold coins among his 5 sons, 5 daughters and ...Read More »Egg Puzzle
A man gets an egg and a rocket kit. The man builds the rocket and puts the egg inside it. ...Read More »Months Puzzle
In a year there are 12 months. 7 months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?Read More »King and wise jeweler’s Gold rings puzzle
A king asks a learned man to visit his palace, to which the learned man responds: “I will come some ...Read More »THE DICHOTOMY PARADOX
Imagine that you’re about to set off walking down a street. To reach the other end, you’d first have to ...Read More »Odd Number Puzzle
Can you find the odd number in the following? 2716, 4135, 5321 and 7145Read More »Avoiding The Train
A man was walking along a railway track when he spotted an express train speeding towards him. To avoid it, ...Read More »Who was the murderer?
A man is found dead on a Sunday morning. His wife calls the police immediately. The police question the wife ...Read More »What did he put in the barrel?
A man has a barrel with filled with oil that weighs 100 pounds, and then he puts something into it. ...Read More »Hide and cheat
Some try to hide, some try to cheat, but time will show, we always will meet. Try as you might, ...Read More »Passing Marks
John has to secure 40% marks to pass his Engineering final exams. He got just 40 marks and failed by ...Read More »THE POTATO PARADOX
Imagine that a farmer has a sack containing 100 lbs of potatoes. The potatoes, he discovers, are comprised of 99% ...Read More »Gold Room Puzzle
You are standing before two doors. One of the path leads to gold room and the other one leads to ...Read More »The Chef’s Dilemma
A chef has three ingredients: flour, sugar, and butter. He needs to prepare a cake with the following conditions: 1. ...Read More »Murder Mystery Riddle
One evening there was a murder in the home of a married couple, their son and daughter. One of these ...Read More »Funny Interview Puzzle
An interview was conducted to test the structure, usage and competence of all the English Letters. To do this, each ...Read More »Safe key decrypt puzzle
There is a safe with a 5 digit number as the key. The 4th digit is 4 greater than the ...Read More »Critical Thinking Puzzle
There are a certain number of blue balls and a certain number of red balls in an urn. You pick ...Read More »Making Handkerchief
I have 50 feet long of cloth, I need to create 50 handkerchiefs each size of 1 foot. I take ...Read More »
