HardLateral

"What is half of 8? There are two correct answers."

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Answer: 4 — or 0 (if you fold the digit 8 horizontally, both halves are 0). Half of eight is four mathematically. But if you draw the number 8 and fold it horizontally across the middle, both the top and bottom halves look like 0. Two correct interpretations of the same question.

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