1 duck saw 4 elephants as it was going toward the river.
Every elephant noticed 2 monkeys going to the river.
Every monkey was carrying 1 dove in its paws.
How many animals are going to the river?
Five animals are moving toward the river.
Here's a detailed answer:
1 duck noticed 4 elephants as it was going toward the river. Hence, 1 animal (the duck) is moving to the river.
The 4 elephants saw 2 monkeys going walking toward the river. Now comes the tricky part. You may think that each elephant saw 2 different monkeys walking toward the river. So you would conclude that 4 x 2 = 8 monkeys were going to the river.
However, the task does not explicitly say that each elephant saw DIFFERENT monkeys. In fact, you can logically infer that the elephants saw the SAME 2 monkeys. Hence, we only have 2 additional animals (monkeys) moving toward the river.
Since every monkey was carrying 1 dove, the 2 monkeys were carrying 2 doves in total.
Summing up, we have 1 duck, 2 monkeys, and 2 doves moving to the river. 1 + 2 + 2 = 5 animals.
Going o’er London Bridge
Riddle:
As I was going o’er London Bridge, I heard something crack. Not a man in all England can mend that!
What is it?
A wife decides to shoot her husband. She does so, then holds him underwater for more than 5 minutes. Finally she hangs him. 10 minutes later they both go out to lunch. How is this possible?
The woman shot a photo of the husband, they developed the photo in water and hanged it to dry.
Killer Wife, Or Not?
Riddle:
A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. A few minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful afternoon together. How can this be?
There is a dead man in the middle of a field, nothing is around him and there are no footprints of any sort. There is an unopened package next to him. How did he die?