A Riddle
Jul 8, 2020 05:36:33 #
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Jul 8, 2020 07:05:21 #
I'll delete my answer before posting it. I saw this a couple of weeks ago. As you said, it's English vs mathematics.
Jul 8, 2020 07:17:14 #
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Jul 8, 2020 07:21:51 #
Surely, 1 just the rabbit, the others were animals that it saw on i'ts own journey to th river
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Jul 8, 2020 07:25:09 #
John_F wrote:
The battle of Mathematics and English. Let’s see who can get it right
Question:
1 rabbit saw 9 elephants while going to the river. Every elephant saw 3 monkeys going to the river. Each monkey had 1 tortoise in each hand.
How many animals are going to the river?
If you win, I will delete your answer so that others can still guess .
I actually do not know the answer. You might consider telling your logic.
Question:
1 rabbit saw 9 elephants while going to the river. Every elephant saw 3 monkeys going to the river. Each monkey had 1 tortoise in each hand.
How many animals are going to the river?
If you win, I will delete your answer so that others can still guess .
I actually do not know the answer. You might consider telling your logic.
I’m going with 82, assuming each elephant saw 3 different monkeys. Not stated, but the tortoises were going to the river by default. 1 rabbit, 27 monkeys, 54 tortoise
Jul 8, 2020 07:30:00 #
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Jul 8, 2020 07:40:35 #
Longshadow wrote:
According to the wording, 10 animals were going to the river.
1 Rabbit going to the river; 3 monkeys going to the river; monkeys were carrying a total of 6 tortoises.
1+3+6=10
The elephants were not going to the river, they saw the monkeys going to the river.
Going on the premise that each elephant saw the same monkeys.
(Hope the monkeys didn't put the tortoises in the river, the tortoises will drown.)
1 Rabbit going to the river; 3 monkeys going to the river; monkeys were carrying a total of 6 tortoises.
1+3+6=10
The elephants were not going to the river, they saw the monkeys going to the river.
Going on the premise that each elephant saw the same monkeys.
(Hope the monkeys didn't put the tortoises in the river, the tortoises will drown.)
Well do tortoises count as animals, or reptiles? I say 4, 1 rabbit and 3 monkeys.
Jul 8, 2020 07:47:26 #
Tortoises are animals.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Jul 8, 2020 07:48:25 #
Tortoises are animals.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira
Superfamily: Testudinoidea
Family: Testudinidae
Jul 8, 2020 08:09:21 #
10 or 82
The rabbit saw 9 elephants “while going to the river” Only the rabbit was going = 1
Each elephant saw 3 monkeys going to the river
“Each monkey had 1 tortoise in each hand” = 3 per monkey
If the elephants saw the same 3 monkeys then the total going to the river would be 10
If each elephant saw 3 different groups of monkeys, then the total would be 82
The 9 elephants were not going to the river
The rabbit saw 9 elephants “while going to the river” Only the rabbit was going = 1
Each elephant saw 3 monkeys going to the river
“Each monkey had 1 tortoise in each hand” = 3 per monkey
If the elephants saw the same 3 monkeys then the total going to the river would be 10
If each elephant saw 3 different groups of monkeys, then the total would be 82
The 9 elephants were not going to the river
Jul 8, 2020 08:17:04 #
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