THE OLDEST MATHEMATICAL PUZZLE
DATING 1650 B.C.
As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with
seven wives
Every wife had seven sacks and every sack
had seven cats.
Every cat had seven kittens.
Kittens, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
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4
Answer:
1 person.
Step-by-step explanation:
It is mentioned that I am going to St. Ives not that man, so it eliminates the rest part of the question. So, it is there to only trick us and only 1 person that is I is going to St. Ives.
Answered by
0
Answer: Only one man
Step-by-step explanation: Cause the puzzle said "I" was going to st.Ives not
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