Two mothers and two daughters went shopping together. They bought exactly 3 hats, and each person wore one home without losing or sharing any. How is this possible?
There were only three people: a grandmother, her daughter, and her granddaughter.
The middle woman is both a mother (to her daughter) and a daughter (to her mother), which accounts for two mothers and two daughters among just three individuals.
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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