Nice trick question\u2014it plays on how books are printed.<\/p>\n
At first glance, it looks like 6 pages were torn out (7, 8, 100, 101, 222, 223). But in a book, each **sheet of paper contains two pages on each side** (front and back), meaning **4 page numbers per sheet**.<\/p>\n
* Pages **7 & 8** are on the same sheet
\n* Pages **100 & 101** are *not* on the same sheet \u2192 they belong to different sheets
\n* Pages **222 & 223** are also on different sheets<\/p>\n
Breaking it down correctly:<\/p>\n
* Sheet 1: pages 7\u20138 (with 5\u20136 on the back)
\n* Sheet 2: pages 99\u2013100 (with 97\u201398 on the back)
\n* Sheet 3: pages 101\u2013102 (with 103\u2013104 on the back)
\n* Sheet 4: pages 221\u2013222 (with 219\u2013220 on the back)
\n* Sheet 5: pages 223\u2013224 (with 225\u2013226 on the back)<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49 **Total: 5 sheets torn out**<\/p>\n
So the correct answer is **5**, not 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"