The Odometer
Time for the new puzzler.
This is about my old neighbor, Frank.
Some years ago, back in the 1990s, Frank had to rent a car for some event. Some thing for work he had to do. And he knew that he had to drive it a considerable distance.
And he realized that he couldn't afford to pay for the rental fee and the mileage...
He couldn't figure out how to reach under the dash to disconnect the odometer...
So, he rented the car and figured he would just think of a way to get out of it. He had to figure out how to use the car a whole bunch, but then return it with fewer miles than he actually drove so he wouldn't be charged a lot for it. He was kind of sneaky, Frank.
The car he rented was a front-wheel drive car. And he discovered that if he drove the car in reverse, the odometer went backwards... (This was a long time ago...)
So he couldn't just drive backwards. That didn't make any sense. So he figured out how to rig it. He does the calculations. He does all the arithmetic. His plan will remove 75 miles from the odometer. So he sets up the car to run like this real slow all night in his garage, to pull that 75 miles off the odometer. He jacks the car up, and he goes under the hood and sets the throttle and puts the car in reverse. And he leaves. He goes into the house for the night.
The next morning, he comes out to the garage, and what does he see? This is a multiple choice puzzler. What does he see?
A. Zero miles have come off the odometer
B. 75 miles have come off the odometer
C. 150 miles have come off the odometer
D. 427 miles have come off the odometer
What did Frank see that next morning?
Good luck.
