Guest Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 there are twelve birds in a tree, you shoot and kill 1/3 of 1/2 the birds, how many are left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 None, they all flew away when they heard the shot. or 10 if they are deaf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 5/6 unless they got scared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 this isn't a riddle, but a math problem. It offers no parameters or constraints that would make you think otherwise. This can be thought of a lateral thinking puzzle but that is stretching it a little bit. To make it a riddle you need to include a "rule" that states the birds would have fled in the event of a shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 If it was a pure math problem, it would read what is 12-(0.333333333 * 0.5*12). By making this applied math, you are adding rules. (inherrant rules of nature) Birds tend to fly-off when disturbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 you either killed one if ur a decet shot and the rest flew away or you killed 2 birds with one stone (shot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 simple math answer is 2 if I am rong then lol I am sleepy don't tell me to go back to 1st grade I repeated like 30 times lol just kiddin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 2 dead birdsthere are twelve birds in a tree, you shoot and kill 1/3 of 1/2 the birds, how many are left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 none, they all flew away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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there are twelve birds in a tree, you shoot and kill 1/3 of 1/2 the birds, how many are left.
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