Hard
Bird Riddle
There are 30 cows in a field, and 28 chickens. How many didn't?
Choose an answer
A.20
B.30
C.28
D.10. Listen closely: 30 cows and twenty-eight chickens. Say EIGHT and ATE. They sound the same. Therefore, it means 20 ATE chickens. 30-20=10, so 10 cows didn't eat any chickens.
Answer: 10. Listen closely: 30 cows and twenty-eight chickens. Say EIGHT and ATE. They sound the same. Therefore, it means 20 ATE chickens. 30-20=10, so 10 cows didn't eat any chickens.
The riddle hides the wordplay 'eight' vs 'ate' inside 'twenty-eight', turning the number into a hidden statement about eating.