Guest Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 A farmer has 17 cows all but 9 die. How many did he have left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Must be a newbie thing, i thought the same thing at first a cow is a cow dead or alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 of course not ... First post , be fare on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) 17 cows. a cow is a cow, dead or alive. Some times you have to think outside the box like vanango did here. He's got it right. The problem simply stated that the cows died not that the farmer had disposed of them yet! Edited April 5, 2008 by tahoe rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 All of them BUT (9) die. ans: 9, rofl at tam calling kiddy math and still getting wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 abhisk Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 He has 9 cows left. No DUH <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 your joking right? Its beyond obvious, 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 your joking right? Its beyond obvious, 8 Properly formatted that should have read: You're joking, right? It's beyond obvious, 8. I just love the people who use names and make fun of others. Spelling does count if you are going to make fun of others, as does grammar, capitalization, and syntax. As far as those people making arrogant statements, grow up!!! This is NOT the math quiz page. It wasn’t even a math question. It was a Brain Teaser / LOGIC question. And logically, there is only one correct answer. Reading the question again for those of you stuck in the kiddy math mode, trying to impress others with their understanding of simple math, and possibly not yet capable of LOGICAL thought: “A farmer has 17 cows, all but 9 die. How many did he have left? “ To the person who mentions directions as on the left or on the right…adding words to any logic problem changes the problem. The word left in this question is synonymous with REMAINING. The question does not specify whether “left” meant that (what we can only LOGICALLY assume were) the cows the farmer had in the beginning were dead or alive. (He could have had 50 chickens left too but that is not a logical assumption although it might be a correct answer.) Therefore, the most LOGICAL and correct answer is: The farmer has 9 live cows and 8 dead cows for a total of 17 cows left. If you think it is a stupid question with a simple answer you are probably missing the intent of the question and you are being simple and stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 All but 9 what? If you mean all but 9 cows die. Clearly, he has 8 cows alive. This is like a kiddy math problem HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 your joking right? Its beyond obvious, 8 all but 9???? SERIOUSLY, DID YOU READ THE PROBLEM???!!! THERE ARE 9 LEFT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Oh my gosh..... I just would like to thank the following people for the best quotes of the "dying Cow" saga scuttill: the perfect one liner Yes, but in his grief he had a lot of steak ... ;-) tambay: For being the first to stick her neck out there..... (we never did see her after that....) "All but 9 what? If you mean all but 9 cows die. Clearly, he has 8 cows alive. This is like a kiddy math problem" vanango:For being "that person" you know the kind I mean.... " a cow is a cow, dead or alive." courtney ohlmann: For her dizzying intellect: no nine included....... hmmm...... "If a farmer has 17 cows, and all but nine die, then he would have eight left. I am still trying to figure out how some people came out with nine cows are alive. 17-9=8, there is no nine included. kim0nster: I think she is serious..... "your joking right? Its beyond obvious, 8" RSAntilles, brhan, NymphCRF250, AquilaLupus: Thank you. You will know why.... Very entertaining read through...... oh by the way, 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 A farmer has 17 cows all but 9 die. How many did he have left 9 cows are left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 A farmer has 17 cows all but 9 die. How many did he have left I think I need to through my hat in here. The riddle says, "...all but 9 die..." Only eight of them can die, but are not dead. The other 9 are immortal. So he still has a total of 17 none of the 8 mortal cows have died yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) Three possible answers: 1. 9 cows... (the obvious one) 2. 17 cows (8 dead cows and 9 alive...) (3). ONE cow (the one named "9").... -> this one is my favourite as for the "over-racionalization" and consequent arguments on a question in this kind of puzzle... guys, get a job!!!!!!! this is a puzzle, not rocket scinece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited May 2, 2008 by joaopsr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 People are pointing out and ridiculing the grammar of replies but not pointing out the lack of grammar in the riddle. "A farmer has 17 cows all but 9 die. How many did he have left" - original A farmer has 17 cows all, but 9 die. How many did he have left? = 8 left alive (the wording sounds strange but so does Shakespeare sometimes) A farmer has 17 cows. All but 9 die. How many did he have left? = 9 left alive I recognize the 17 cows answer too. I really like the answer with the cow named "9" which means only one survived. My initial answer was also 9 but honestly it has a bunch of potential answers. It seems less of a riddle but more of an argument starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 oy oy can we stop talking dead cows now purleeese! I say 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 He has 8 deceased cows left. (The remaining 9 got freaked out over the sudden bovine death syndrome which struck the other 8 and legged it.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 9 - All BUT 9 died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Indeed , he has nine left alive, but the question is how many does he have left. Aren't all the cows both dead and alive his. Though eight are dead he still has 17 cows, does he not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Indeed , he has nine left alive, but the question is how many does he have left. Aren't all the cows both dead and alive his. Though eight are dead he still has 17 cows, does he not? Sadly, this isn't true anymore. The dead cows must be disposed of within 24hours after death. Since the question was posted a year ago, those unfortunate dead cows are long gone and only the 9 immortals remain. Or this sick and twisted farmer will have a lot of explaining to do about stacks of rotting beef to his neighbors and local gov't with Mad Cow and other disease so devastating livestock supplies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 Come on everyone get with it. There are no cows left because there never were any cows to begin with. This is all just a brain teaser and no real cows were used here and no real cows were harmed in the course of this brain teaser. (Had to add that last part just in case the ASPCA got involved) Now since we got that straight I am gonna go make 8 burgers and when I am finished eating them I will have 9 (NINE) left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Man!!! The answers are very interesting.....I love the question....... Going by the normal logic, the answer should be 9..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 well clearly, since both 9 and 17 have been accepted as logical answers, there must be 26 left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 The answer could be anything from 0-17, he could of disposed of 3 cows but not yet disposed of the other dead ones. That means he could have 14 cows. Or he could of disposed of the eight dead ones and given the rest away (afraid they would die of what killed the others). That means he could have 0. But, at first I thought the answer was 9 left. (when I glanced I thought it was 8 ) The obvious answers are (in order): 9,17,and 1 (9 could be the name of the cow) Ok 1 is not so obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 ALL BUT 9 DIED SO HE HAS 9 LEFT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 In post #5 Brain bashed answered his own question, did he not? w/out a spoiler I might add I will admit for some reason at first I too thought it was the 17 - 9 = 8 answer, then I felt kinda (below the standard average) when I re read it sloooowly..."all but 9 left" seems pretty obvious to me but than again I am from IDAHO!! you want a potato with that? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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All but 9 what? If you mean all but 9 cows die. Clearly, he has 8 cows alive. This is like a kiddy math problem
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He has 8 deceased cows left. (The remaining 9 got freaked out over the sudden bovine death syndrome which struck the other 8 and legged it.)
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The answer can also more than 17 cows, since it doesn't say he had a total amount of 17 cows... So it's possible that he had 100 cows for example...
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