Out of 100 ladies attending the gala, 85 had a white hand bag;

Math Riddle:  Out of 100 ladies attending the gala,

85 had a white handbag;
75 had black shoes;
60 carried an umbrella;
90 wore a ring;

How many ladies must have had all four items?

Answer: The correct answer is 10

Divide by 3. All the ladies had three items. The remainder shows the number of ladies who had 4.

85
75
60
90
______
310 / 3 = 100 + 10 remainder

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