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As I was going to St. Ives I met a man with seven wives every wife had seven sacks every sack had seven cats every cat had seven kits Kits cats sacks wives How many were going to St. Ives?
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One.
Only you were going to St Ives.
It says "As I was going.." but intends to say that the people met were leaving St. Ives, but that is obviously not a required situation -- you could be walking alongside them.
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On your way to St Ives you met a man with 3 wives - each wife had 3 cats each cat had 3 kits each kit had 3 mice and each mouse had 3 ticks How many were going to St Ives?
The nomal riddle answer is "one" (you). However, if you overtook them as they were headed in the same direction, the answer is 1+1(man)+3(wives)+9(cats)+27(kittens)+81(mice)+243(ticks) = 365.The original is an old English nursery rhyme :As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives Each wife had seven sacks Each sack had seven cats Each cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives How many were going to St Ives?The answer would be 1 or 2802.
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In the nursery rhymeAs you were going to St.Ives the narrator met a man with several what?
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In the Nursery Rhyme As I was going to st. ives the narrator met a man with several what?
The modern version is:As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives.Each wife had seven sacks. Each sack had seven cats. Each cat had seven kits: Kits, cats, sacks, and wives. How many were there going to St. Ives?
How many were going to St Ives?
In the Riddle of St. Ives, only one person was going to St. Ives, the person asking the riddle. All the rest were going the other way. : As I was going to St Ives : I met a man with seven wives : Each wife had seven sacks : Each sack had seven cats : Each cat had seven kits : Kits, cats, sacks, wives : How many were going to St Ives?
7 WOMAN 7 BAGS 7 cats?
The riddle is as follows... As I was going to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks. Each sack had seven cats. Each cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks, and wives, how many were going to St. Ives? After you multiply things out for a while, you realize the answer is one. I was going to St. Ives. The other people were going in the opposite direction.
As i was going to St. Ives i meet a man with 7 wives each wife had 7 sacks each sack had 7 cats each cat had 7 kits kits cats sacks and wives how many was going to St. Ives?
1
What are 3 things that come in groups of 7?
Here are a few. 1) Days of the week 2) Players in a Netball team 3) Each number in a standard set of dominoes is represented 7 times. 4) The St Ives Problem.....As I was going to St Ives I met a man with 7 wives. Every wife had 7 sacks, and every sack had 7 cats, every cat had 7 kittens. Kittens, cats, sacks and wives how many were going to St Ives ?
On your way to St Ives you met a man with 3 wives - each wife had 3 cats each cat had 3 kits each kit had 3 mice and each mouse had 3 ticks How many were going to St Ives?
The nomal riddle answer is "one" (you). However, if you overtook them as they were headed in the same direction, the answer is 1+1(man)+3(wives)+9(cats)+27(kittens)+81(mice)+243(ticks) = 365.The original is an old English nursery rhyme :As I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives Each wife had seven sacks Each sack had seven cats Each cat had seven kits Kits, cats, sacks, wives How many were going to St Ives?The answer would be 1 or 2802.
What is the answer to the phone number riddle in Die Hard 3?
The answer is 555-0001.The riddle is that the phone number is 555, followed by the answer to the riddle from "As I was going to St. Ives". The riddle is designed to have you multiplying and adding powers of 7 (seven wives, seven sacks, seven cats, seven kittens). The actual answer is that only ONE (the speaker, I) is going to St. Ives, while all the rest are coming from there.
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