A farmer needs to divide 12 sheep into 4 distinct pens. How can he place an odd number of sheep in each of the 4 pens?
Place 3 sheep in each pen.
The number 3 is odd. Placing 3 sheep into each of the 4 pens totals 12 sheep while placing an odd number of sheep in every pen.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
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