Riddle
A clock chimes 5 times in 4 seconds. How many times will it chime in 10 seconds?
Answer
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Answer
11 times. It chimes at zero and then once every second for 10 seconds.
Why it works
The trick is whether the situation repeats after the first step or the list counts the same item more than once.
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