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A Tricky Question

You have a basket containing 6 Mangoes. You have 6 friends each of whom desire a Mango. You give each of your friends one Mango.

After the distribution each of your friends has a Mango, yet there is an Mango remaining in the basket.

How?

 

Give your answers in the comments below.

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124 Responses to A Tricky Question

  1. Ashraf MM January 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM #

    6th mango was given with the basket

  2. Alkhuzai January 9, 2012 at 11:54 AM #

    I am the 6th friend. so my friends are 5 and each is given one mangoe. one is remaining in the basket. Other answer is that the last mangoe was given to the 6th friend with the basket.

  3. Mirza January 9, 2012 at 11:54 AM #

    One Mango = One man left so one mango will be left in the basket.

  4. Komy January 9, 2012 at 11:48 AM #

    the 6 friends include the person passing around mangoes

  5. Emohamed_hqsd January 9, 2012 at 11:43 AM #

    the matter is not the mango as fruite it is the man who is go. thanks

  6. Eshaweecorp January 9, 2012 at 10:58 AM #

    last friend got the basket with his mango in! right? suggest u confirm the right answer/s.

  7. SAFDAR January 9, 2012 at 10:51 AM #

    This sentence is wrong “yet there is an Mango remaining in the basket.”

  8. Safdar iqbal January 9, 2012 at 10:49 AM #

     This phrase is wrong “Yet there is an mango remaining the basket”

  9. Mohamed Mokhtar January 9, 2012 at 10:45 AM #

    himself is the a friend of himself

  10. Abdulquazi January 9, 2012 at 10:45 AM #

    There were six people in the room including the distributor whose share of mango is still in the basket.

  11. Engineer January 9, 2012 at 10:41 AM #

    Nice one.

  12. Abidi1950 January 9, 2012 at 10:20 AM #

    Factual position is this that you were six friensds. This includes also urself. When five mangoes will be distributed one mango will left behind for you. This is why one mango has been left behind

  13. Sabeed January 9, 2012 at 10:12 AM #

    Six in the Bag and one is in your hand

  14. abu sayeed January 9, 2012 at 10:11 AM #

    last mango in basket belongs to last friend who are distributing the Mangoes.

  15. S-ahmed January 9, 2012 at 9:56 AM #

    The last mango was given in the basket!

  16. Ab3ziz January 9, 2012 at 9:45 AM #

    The lst one got a mango with the basket

  17. Ghaith January 9, 2012 at 9:41 AM #

    the distributer have it in the past….. other than the basket

  18. Rafiuddin_uddin January 9, 2012 at 9:27 AM #

    i am one of the six friends

  19. Abdessalamskaik January 9, 2012 at 9:24 AM #

    Five of my friends each man took a Mango , while the last MAN of my friends GO without taking his Mango, So remaining one Mango in the basket.

  20. Cassandrapuna January 9, 2012 at 8:51 AM #

    You considered yourself among your friends.

  21. Viquarhaider January 9, 2012 at 8:48 AM #

    This is mine.. Darling! Without my existence there no one is my friend among them….

  22. HAIDER ALI786 January 9, 2012 at 8:42 AM #

    same as given below last friend given mango with basket

  23. Manno_31 January 9, 2012 at 8:35 AM #

    of the friends left before he take his mango

  24. Tnhashmi January 9, 2012 at 8:29 AM #

    There were five friends present, and sixth one was not there.

  25. Tnhashmi January 9, 2012 at 8:29 AM #

    There were five friends present, and sixth one was not there.

  26. Sandeepguptagrg January 9, 2012 at 8:28 AM #

    I have not taken mine mango.

  27. Sandeepguptagrg January 9, 2012 at 8:28 AM #

    I have not taken mine mango.

  28. Muti January 9, 2012 at 8:20 AM #

    one friend was given with basket

  29. abdull January 9, 2012 at 8:08 AM #

    thats because 6 friends including yourself, so when you give the rest a mango the last one will be left for yourself…

  30. Nagat January 9, 2012 at 8:01 AM #

    what an  mango is  

    • Ahmed Saleh January 9, 2012 at 11:43 AM #

      ?????? ?? ??? ????

  31. Farzana January 9, 2012 at 7:56 AM #

    m included in 6 friends

  32. Zbobo48 January 9, 2012 at 7:50 AM #

    The 6th friend was given the basket along with the mango or there was an additional mango on hand (and NOT in the basket) to begin with.

  33. Shaigiah January 9, 2012 at 7:33 AM #

    there is something hidden in the trick!!!
    it says basket with 6 mangoes, but there might be other than Mangoes.

  34. Ammar Farooq January 9, 2012 at 7:31 AM #

    The second part of the last statement is wrong because it says “an mango”, which is wrong, if it said “a mango”, it would be a true statement. Because that part of the statement is wrong so it should be abandoned. The statement will be as: After the distribution each of your friends has a Mango. So all of my 6 friends have 1 mango each & no mango is remaining.

  35. Jadide January 9, 2012 at 7:26 AM #

    One mango = one man left

    • gog January 21, 2012 at 3:00 PM #

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  36. Ammar Farooq January 9, 2012 at 7:24 AM #

    The second part of the following last statement is wrong because it says “an mango”, which is wrong, if it said “a mango”, it would be a true statement. After the distribution each of your friends has a Mango, yet there is an Mango remaining in the basket.Because that part of the statement is wrong so it should be abandoned. The statement will be: After the distribution each of your friends has a Mango.
    Because that part of the statement is wrong so it should be abandoned. The statement will be:
    After the distribution each of your friends has a Mango.

    • Guy4show January 9, 2012 at 7:45 PM #

      chup beyy..no philosophyy

    • man go January 9, 2012 at 9:38 PM #

      it does say A MANGO!
      i Tripple checked because no one could make such a  silly mistake

      • Ammar Farooq January 10, 2012 at 2:32 AM #

        bro its better to see with the eye specialist 😛

        • man go January 21, 2012 at 2:59 PM #

          do do speaks dodo language once again

  37. Waheedullah_hamidi January 9, 2012 at 7:16 AM #

    because himself is also among the friends,

  38. Shahkaar January 9, 2012 at 7:06 AM #

    the last friend got the mango with the basket.

  39. Nadeemsiddiqui January 9, 2012 at 7:03 AM #

    we have 7 mangoes , 6 in the basket and one with us.

  40. Zhe_ksa January 9, 2012 at 7:01 AM #

    who is ones friend more the himself?
    We are six ,each got a Mango and I got the last one with the basket.

  41. Hosam January 9, 2012 at 6:56 AM #

    One already have a Mango

  42. Alextech99 January 9, 2012 at 6:51 AM #

    The remaining is not mango its just mango smile 

  43. Syed Fahim January 9, 2012 at 6:45 AM #

    one freind refused to take the mango, or one freind was given the remaining mango with basket.
    is there any 3rd possibility?

  44. Nazakat Awan January 9, 2012 at 6:38 AM #

    Yes one was given with mango not apple in the basket

  45. Nazakat Awan January 9, 2012 at 6:38 AM #

    Yes one was given with mango not apple in the basket

  46. Tassili1971 January 9, 2012 at 6:33 AM #

    still remaining mine 

  47. Prsarabia January 9, 2012 at 6:21 AM #

    Not a good question

  48. m.taher ali faheem January 9, 2012 at 6:14 AM #

    its the distributor S ONE REMAINED OVER THERE

    • Amhmak January 10, 2012 at 2:10 AM #

       A basket containg 7 mangoes also  contains 6 mangoes + one left in the basket after distributing the 6. The statement does not say only 6 mangoes are in the basket. 

  49. Faiz China January 9, 2012 at 6:13 AM #

    One friend was Given apple with Basket

    • Abdullah Bin Saif January 9, 2012 at 8:47 AM #

      He had one mango with hand before he distributed all mangos from the basket

  50. Ar Bew January 9, 2012 at 4:38 AM #

    last friend is given the basket, with the mango in…

    • Ali Ponjait January 9, 2012 at 6:59 AM #

      the perfect answer, I suppose to give

    • man go January 21, 2012 at 2:56 PM #

      i dont understand

      • s.123 January 21, 2012 at 2:57 PM #

        i totally agree man