“In a new hotel containing 100 rooms, Tom was hired to paint the numbers from 1-100 on the doors. How many times will Tom have to paint the number 8?”
For Answer Scroll Down to Page
More Riddles and Quiz
More from Bright Star
How many sides does a circle have?
Take care of your mind, your body will thank you. Take care of your body, your mind will thank you.
“Instead of complaining about your circumstances, get busy and create some new ones.”
“Don’t focus on negative things; focus on the positive, and you will flourish.”
Japan Breaks Record, Fastest Internet Speed 319 Tbps
What is the maximum possible number of times you can subtract number 5 from number 25?
Riddle Answer
Answer is… 20
Here is the logical explanation of Tom was hired to paint 1-100 riddle.
To get the correct answer, one needs to single out all the numbers from 1 to 100 which contain the number 8. So the total number of 8’s between 1 to 100 are as follows: 8, 18, 28, 38, 48, 58, 68, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 98.
There are only 19 numbers in total which have the number 8. However, in 88 there are two eights. Therefore the answer becomes 20 and not 19.
