Lateral Thinking Puzzles

124. Dividing Eggs Among Sons

A man has three sons but he wants to have a daughter, however, in order to give him a daughter, God asks him how to divide seven eggs equally to three sons.

Added 3 April 2013 · Updated 15 August 2026

Solution:

Break each egg into the same container, then mix until it's all liquid.
Then measure the liquid in ml and divide it into 3 equal parts.

The same can be done if you scramble all of them at once and then measure the weight of the omelette.

Solution contributed by Dyebukk(YT).


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Dyebukk(YT) ★ Solved 17 July 2026

Break each egg into the same container, then mix until it's all liquid.
Then measure the liquid in ml and divide it into 3 equal parts.

The same can be done if you scramble all of them at once and then measure the weight of the omelette.

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