A basket contains 5 apples. You take away 3 apples. How many apples do you actually have in your possession?
3 apples
The riddle asks how many apples *you* took and have. Since you took 3, you have 3.
About this riddle
Math riddles hide a calculation inside a short story. Pull out the numbers, work out what is being asked, and watch for a trick such as a unit change.
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