A centipede has 100 legs.
If he’s wearing 50 pairs of shoes,
how many shoes does he need?

Q: A centipede has 100 legs. If he’s wearing 50 pairs of shoes, how many shoes does he need?

100 — 50 pairs IS 100 shoes. He’s already fully shod.. The riddle hopes you forget that a pair = 2. ‘How many does he need’ is the trap; the answer was already on his feet.

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100 — 50 pairs IS 100 shoes. He’s already fully shod. — The riddle hopes you forget that a pair = 2. ‘How many does he need’ is the trap; the answer was already on his feet.