5 Logical Puzzles That Will Bend Your Brain
5 Logical Puzzles That Will Bend Your Brain (Answers Included!)
A Post By: Anthony Persico
Are you looking to take on some fun and challenging logical puzzles and put your brain power to the test?
Attempting to solve logic puzzles is one of the best ways to improve your problem-solving and logical thinking skills while having lots of fun at the same time.
Today’s post shares a collection of 5 logical puzzles for kids and adults that gradually progress in difficulty—and there’s also a special bonus puzzle that has been stumping people for over 100 years!
Note that the solution to each logic puzzle is included at the bottom of the post (we recommend trying all of the problems on your own first and then checking to see if your answers are correct afterwards).
Are you ready to get started?
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5 Logical Puzzles That Will Bend Your Brain
Some of these puzzles can be solved in under one minute, while others are tricky enough to stump you all day long, putting your brain to the test!
Today, you’ll have a chance to give your brain a workout by figuring out a few of these famous logic and number puzzles.
So, are you up for the challenge? And don’t forget to try the bonus puzzle—a simple yet tricky riddle that has been around for over 100 years.
And if you need more detailed explanations of how to solve each logic puzzle, check out our 5 Logical Puzzles That Will Bend Your Brain video below, and be sure to click the like button and leave a comment!
Watch the 5 Logic Puzzles Video:
Logical Puzzle #1
How many total blocks are in the diagram below?
Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see the video that explains the solution to this problem.
Logical Puzzle #2
How far can a bear walk into the woods?
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Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see the video that explains the solution to this problem.
Logical Puzzle #3
How can you flip the gummy bear pyramid upside down by moving only 3 gummy bears?
Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see the video that explains the solution to this problem.
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Logical Puzzle #4
On Bert’s 14th Birthday, his younger brother Chip was half his age. If today is Bert’s 31st birthday, how old is Chip?
Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see the video that explains the solution to this problem.
Logical Puzzle #5
If there are 7 bears in a room and they each hug each other once and only once, how many total bear hugs were there altogether?
Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see the video that explains the solution to this problem.
Bonus Logical Puzzle!
An explorer who walks one mile south, one mile east, and one mile north and ends up right back where he started. While he is walking, he sees a bear. What color is the bear?
Keep reading to the bottom of this page to see the answer key AND click here to see the video that explains the solution to this problem.
Ready for the answers?
Remember that there’s no rush to find the answers to today’s logic puzzles. It’s ok to wait to until you’ve found an answer to each problem before scrolling down to see the answers below.
ANSWER KEY:
1.) 11 Blocks
2.) Half-Way (after that, the bear is walking out of the woods)
3.) Diagram:
4.) Chip is 24 years old
5.) 21 Hugs
Bonus: The Bear is White (Polar Bear at the North Pole)
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By Anthony Persico
Anthony is the content crafter and head educator for YouTube's MashUp Math and an advisor to Amazon Education's 'With Math I Can' Campaign. You can often find me happily developing animated math lessons to share on my YouTube channel . Or spending way too much time at the gym or playing on my phone.