Math Riddles

 

Question: There are 100 prisoners lining up to go to jail. Each prisoner is wearing a hat that is either black or white. The prisoners don't know their own hat color, just the hat color of those in front of them in line (the first prisoner in line can't see anyone's hat and the last prisoner can see everyone's hat except their own). Starting from the back, one of the guards asks each prisoner what color their hat is. If they are correct they get to go free but if they are wrong they go to jail.If the prisoners get to discuss a plan, how can at least 99 of them be saved?


Question: What single line can you add to the following statement to make it true?

5+5+5=550

Question: If you toss a coin ten times and it lands heads up every time, what are the chances it will land heads up if you toss it again?

If (medium)

Question: If 1+9+8=1, what is 2+8+9?

Question: A grandfather has a broken grandfather clock that is off by a minute every hour (too fast). He figures out a way, while keeping it running at the same rate, to make the clock say the correct time twice a day.

How could he do this?