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Maths Puzzle
Two fathers took their sons fishing.
Each man and son caught one fish, but when they returned to camp there were only 3 fish. How could this be?
(None of the fish were eaten, lost, or thrown back.)
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- There were only three people. There was a Grandfather [oldest], his son [2nd], and his son's son [youngest]. There were two sons: the youngest and his father, who was the oldest's son; and there were two fathers: the oldest was father to the 2nd person who was father to the youngest
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(8) No(2)
- he is a dwarf
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(2)
- One man had son and another had daughter.
So total man and sons=3
So total fishes =3 - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(3)
- Only three went. A Son, his father and his grandfather. Grandfather is a father of his father. and his father is son of his grandfather. So two fathers took their sons.
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(2)
- There was a grandfather, a father ans a son.
Two fathers(grandfather, father); Their sons(father, son). Total = 3 fish - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(2)
- Ggrandfather his son and grand son
- 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
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