Braingle: 'Three Coins' Brain Teaser

Three Coins

Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.

Puzzle ID:	#509
Fun:	(2.41)
Difficulty:	(0.85)
Category:	Logic
Submitted By:	Phyllis
Corrected By:	npf2005

Two fathers and two sons were walking along a road. They happened to find three silver coins lying in their path. They picked up the coins and divided them evenly--each of them receiving one coin. How is this possible?

Answer

There were only three people walking along the road--a grandfather, his son and his grandson. Thus, there were two fathers and two sons. Each one took 1 coin.
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Comments

kcelf27 May 09, 2005	I'm a little mad...My teaser was rejected because it was too similar to yours. Although I think mine was better...no offence. Please email me at kcelf27@yahoo.com if you want to hear my version. But hey, you beat me to the punch...congrats!
stormtrooper Oct 10, 2005	pretty good.
boodler Nov 25, 2005	Liked it werry much!
stephiesd Dec 30, 2005	kinda old though....
XXOO555 Jan 21, 2006	way old...
jntrcs Mar 25, 2006	i loved it
TehIgnored Mar 29, 2006	i've heard many versions of this....
mbhpatrick Jun 27, 2006	i liked it...i've heard different versions, nice to hear a new one but still kinda old...
yoshinode Jul 04, 2006	I have heard a story like this, only the were fishing...
elu93 Nov 21, 2006	nice varitation!