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If there are 10 copy cats on a fence and 4 jump off, how many copy cats are there left?
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Copy cats copy the others, so there are none left!Hide Answer Show Answer
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Yeah.. the trick section usually does. This question ignores the implied fact that if n cats jumped off, then 10-n didn't. Shrug.
Nov 02, 2001
be nice. its a good one
I liked it and agree with girlstar.
Why don't they copy each other and all stay on the fence?
way too easy!
very intresting theory jimbo, seeing as this teaser never specified who the "leader copy cat" was then how would they know when to jump off?
there's 10 - just because they're not on the fence doesn't mean they have ceased to exist...
easy, but cute
Sweetime is correct, that was what i was gonna write
Smart minds think alike, heh sweetime?
Smart minds think alike, heh sweetime?
never thought of that alternative answer sweetime but now that i think about it you're probably right
I like how jimbo and sweetime think
Why would any of the cats jump in the first place? I mean they are all copying eachother as they're sitting on the fence so wouldn't they stay sitting? Just a thought.
heres a soloution to the "why did they jump?":
only the last 6 were copy cats - at the start you just say there are 10 cats!!
nice teaser anyway
only the last 6 were copy cats - at the start you just say there are 10 cats!!
nice teaser anyway
I agree w/ sweettime too.
But I also thought that four copy cats copied the four that jumped so there should be 2. Maybe if you put 5 copy cats jumped it would be more clear.
But I also thought that four copy cats copied the four that jumped so there should be 2. Maybe if you put 5 copy cats jumped it would be more clear.
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