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Mr. Smith had 4 daughters. Each daughter had 4 brothers. How many kids does Mr. Smith have?

Answer 1

"Zero Children" is the correct answer to this riddle.

• The given question is an interesting riddle which we have to think logically. Hints are given in the riddle.

• Look carefully at the given words. "had" and "have".

• The word "had" is used in the form of past tense to express events that occur in the past.

• The word "have" refers to the present infinitive which shows actions that happens regularly.

• "HAD" is past tense but the Question is about the Present tense - HAVE.

• So, Present, Mr. Smith has neither daughters nor any son.

• Hence, the Required Answer is zero children.

Answer 2

Answer: He has FOUR(4) kids

Explanation:

• The use of "had" indicates that the daughters are no more.
• Therefore every verb related to them must be in past tense, hence they "had" four brothers.
• However this doesn't mean that the brothers are also no more.
• Since it hasn't been made clear, we can assume that they are either dead or alive.
• Nevertheless, I say he has four kids basically.