The 10th Floor Elevator Riddle

A man lives on the 10th floor of an apartment building.
Every morning, he takes the elevator down to the ground floor to go to work.
However, when he comes home, he only takes the elevator up to the 7th floor and walks the rest of the way to the 10th floor.

Why does he do this?

The man is a small and can only reach the 7th-floor button in the elevator.

  • When going down, he can press the ground floor button easily.
  • When going up, he cannot reach the button for the 10th floor, so he takes the elevator as high as he can reach (7th floor) and then walks the rest of the way up.
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