Tom has never missed a single day of school, but he hasn’t turned in a single homework assignment this year, either. He’s always talking in class and hasn’t passed a test in years. Even so, Tom has never gotten into trouble with any school staff, even though they know full well what he’s doing. Tom isn’t a special student and doesn’t get unique treatment. So why does Tom never get into trouble?
If you multiply together the number of fingers on one person’s right hand to another person’s to another person’s till you get the product of the fingers on the right hands of everyone in the world, what is the most likely product?
For instance, one person has 5 fingers, and his friend has 5 fingers. The product is 25. Another person with 5 fingers would make the product 125. This goes on till everyone’s finger number is multiplied.
I can be found on paper or sitting in a bar.
I can be found next to money that won’t get you far.
I share something in common with wheat and rice, Though you wouldn’t want to eat me because I don’t taste nice.
I can be kept in a box as well as keep time.
Can you come up with an answer to go along with this rhyme?