Mike has some chickens that have been laying him plenty of eggs. He wants to give away his eggs to several of his friends, but he wants to give them all the same number of eggs. He figures out that he needs to give 7 of his friends eggs for them to get the same amount, otherwise there is 1 extra egg left.
What is the least number of eggs he needs for this to be true?
301 eggs.
The number of eggs must be one more than a number that is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 since each of these numbers leave a remainder of 1.
For this to be true one less than the number must be divisible by 5, 4, and 3 (6 is 2*3 and 2 is a factor of 4 so they will automatically be a factor). 5 * 4 * 3 = 60. Then you just must find a multiple of 60 such that 60 * n + 1 is divisible by 7. 61 / 7, 121 / 7, 181 / 7, 241 / 7 all leave remainders but 301 / 7 doesn't.
The Egg Roll
Riddle:
There is a rooster sitting on top of a barn. If it laid an egg, which way would it roll?
A magician is standing on a concrete floor holding a raw egg with his hand outstretched.
Without the aid of any other objects, he is able to drop the egg 2 feet without breaking its shell.
How did he do it?
You turn the 7 minute one and the 11 minutes one at the same time. When the 7 one finishes, turn it again. When the 11 one finishes, you know that 4 minutes have passed, with 4 minutes to get to the desired 15, all you need to do now is turn the 7 minute hourglass again since it counted 4 minutes, and when it runs out it'll be exactly 15 minutes.
From Egg to Fish to Creature
Riddle:
I grow from egg to fish to creature.
I burp when I talk and I jump when as I walk.
What am I?
Marble walls as white as milk, lined with skin as soft as silk, in a fountain crystal clear, a golden apple will appear, there is no key to this stronghold, yet theives break in and steal the gold. What is it?
I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg.
I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole.
What am I?