If you spell out whole numbers sequentially in English starting from 'one', what is the first number that contains the letter 'a'?
One thousand.
None of the number names from 'one' through 'nine hundred ninety-nine' contain the letter 'a'. The letter first appears in 'thousand'.
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.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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