Question

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: 8

Explanation: I had 2 children. One in 1979 and one in 1983. So I have 2 kids. If he had 4 daughters, and they had 4 brothers, then he has 8 kids (even if he didn't give birth to them)