3 frogs are sitting on a log, one makes a decision to jump off, how many frogs remain on the log?

Answer 1

Three ... because deciding to do something is not the same thing as actually doing it.

Answer 2

The first thing that comes to mind is two, but then I think to myself, there must be some trick to this.

Then, I was like, ahh, the frog made the decision to jump, but didn't so there are still three frogs on the log.

But, what if it's totally a trick because frogs don't truly sit on a log? Then the answer is zero.

Hold on, maybe if I cut and paste it, one of the letters is actually some sort of Roman numeral and there are in fact five frogs on a log, and only one jumps, leaving four.

Then again, When the one frog jumps, maybe it upsets the frogs and one of the others would fall odd to counterbalance the loss of the first frog.

But what if you made a mistake like many people who post riddles on this site, and the answer is actually two as you have written it, but you left out some key phrase that would make the answer a twist.

Finally, I thought to myself, "What the heck are you doing wasting all this time thinking about a bunch of dern frogs that don't exist," and I just say the heck with it.

Answer 3

If there were only 3 frogs on the log and the one who made the decision to jump off actually jumped, there would be no frogs on the log because the frog's jumping would cause the log to roll and the other two would go off also.

If there were only 3 frogs on the log but he didn't jump, there would still be 3 frogs on the log, absent an intervening cause.

If there were more than 3 frogs on the log, place that number in the two answers above.

Answer 4

After making the decision to jump off the log, the frog jumped. the other two frogs followed soon after. Therefore, the answer is zero frogs remained on the log.
Definition of decision:
Firmness in choosing something: the ability to choose or decide about things in a clear and definite way without too much hesitation or delay

Answer 5

Depends, are all three frogs sitting on the same log?
Did the first frog go through with his decision to jump or just make it?

Answer 6

If the frog only makes the decision, then 3 remain on the log. If the frog acts on its decision, then 2 remain on the log. It is not clear from the statement whether pure cogitation is intended or whether that necessarily entails subsequent action, which it usually does.

Answer 7

Depends how many other frogs were on the log... you only specified that three were sitting... how many were laying down having a dream about flying, how many were dancing the cha-cha, how many were arguing about the referee that gave Wayne Rooney a red card was a numpty... And on top of that, one of them only 'decided' to, he (how do you know the frog was a he?) didn't necessarily jump... I'm tired.

Answer 8

If one frog makes a decision to jump off, but doesn't jump, then there'd be three, right?

Answer 9

none
the frog jumping would shake the log and the others would fall in

Answer 10

I would say three as the frog never jumped!

Answer 11

3 a decision is not a jump.