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Published 12:56 IST, April 8th 2020

Battle of English and Mathematics WhatsApp puzzle solution inside

Battle of English and Mathematics is the latest WhatsApp puzzle that is doing the rounds these days. Read on to know the answer and solution.

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The Battle Of English and Mathematics is the latest puzzle that has been doing the rounds on social media. Many people are sharing this puzzle among their friends and family groups on WhatsApp. Read on to know what is this puzzle and share it with your friends and family and share a good laugh. The answers to the puzzle are also given below.

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The Battle of English and Mathematics is a riddle that has to be solved taking into consideration the clues that are given. At first glance, the clues seem really easy but there is a major twist added to it, which makes it hard for everyone to get the correct answer. The twist can be noticed once the logic is applied to the very simple clues given.

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Question

1 rabbit saw 6 elephants while going to the river.

Every elephant saw 2 monkeys going towards the river.

Every monkey holds 1 parrot in their hands.

Now, how many animals are going toward the river?

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Answer: 5 animals.

Solution

There is a hidden clue in the riddle and that proves to be a major twist in calculating the answer. Read on to know how the answer is 5.

The clues given above say that every elephant saw 2 monkeys going towards the river. But it does not state that each elephant saw 2 different monkeys going towards the river. Therefore, it must be assumed that all of the elephants saw the same set of pair of monkeys.

So now we have 6 elephants, 2 monkeys. In addition to that, each monkey held a parrot in his hand. That makes it 2 parrots.

So total 1 rabbit, 2 monkeys, and 2 parrots = 5 animals are going towards the river

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Updated 12:56 IST, April 8th 2020