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Can You Solve The Mind-Bending Self-Counting Sentence Riddle?

How good are you in solving brain teasing riddles? Today we have another one for you and it’s one of the trickiest ones! Uploaded in a video on MindYourDecisions YouTube channel, this one requires you to fill in the blanks. Sounds easy, right?

Well, give it a try!

Here’s the self-counting sentence riddle: (the article continues after the ad)

MAKE THE SENTENCE TRUE BY FILLING IN THE BLANKS WITH NUMBERS
“In this sentence, the number of occurrences:
of the digit 0 is __,
of the digit 1 is __,
of the digit 2 is __,
of the digit 3 is __,
of the digit 4 is __,
of the digit 5 is __,
of the digit 6 is __,
of the digit 7 is __,
of the digit 8 is __,
and of the digit 9 is __.”

So, what do you think? Which numbers make this sentence true? (Hint: There are two solutions)

You can watch the answer in the video below or just scroll down to read it:

Solution 1: One solution to the puzzle is this: “In this sentence, the number of occurrences of the digit 0 is 1, of the digit 1 is 11, of the digit 2 is 2, of the digit 3 is 1, of the digit 4 is 1, of the digit 5 is 1, of the digit 6 is 1, of the digit 7 is 1, of the digit 8 is 1, and of the digit 9 is 1.”

Solution 2: “In this sentence, the number of occurrences of the digit 0 is 1, of the digit 1 is 7, of the digit 2 is 3, of the digit 3 is 2, of the digit 4 is 1, of the digit 5 is 1, of the digit 6 is 1, of the digit 7 is 2, of the digit 8 is 1, and of the digit 9 is 1.” 

If you like what you read, then you will definitely love this one: QUIZ: Can You Solve The Stolen $100 Bill Riddle?


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