CLASSIC ASK MARILYN

THE BRICK QUESTION

I've had a lot of fun with the following question, and hardly anyone has been able to figure out the answer: If a brick weighs 3 pounds plus half a brick, how much does a brick and a half weigh?

—Marjorie Lakin, Ocala, Florida

THE DOG QUESTION

If a dog weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight, how much does it weigh? And why?

—Frank McCafferty, Tempe, Arizona

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