Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

If there are fifteen crows on a fence and the farmer shoots a third of them, how many are left on the fence?

  1. 10

  2. 5

  3. 15

  4. 0
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

When the farmer shoots the gun, the loud noise frightens the remaining crows, causing them to fly away. This is a common riddle format where the obvious mathematical answer (10 crows remaining after shooting 5) is incorrect because it doesn't account for the behavioral response of the animals.

AI explanation

To answer this question, we need to calculate how many crows are left on the fence after the farmer shoots one-third of them.

There are initially 15 crows on the fence. If the farmer shoots one-third of them, we need to find one-third of 15.

One-third of 15 can be calculated by multiplying 15 by 1/3:

$$\frac{15}{3} = 5$$

So, if the farmer shoots one-third of the 15 crows, there will be 5 crows left on the fence.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D) 0.

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