As I was going to Saint Ives I met a man with 7 wives.
Each wife had seven sacks.
Each sack had seven Cats.
Each Cat had seven Kittens.
Kittens, Cats, Sacks and Wives - How many were going to Saint Ives?
2006-09-20 18:27:09 · 10 answers · asked by Nora Explora 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
I kicked the slats out of my crib laughing at this old chesnut. Only one person was going to St Ives. " As I was going to St Ives.."
2006-09-20 18:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
G'day Nora Explora,
Thank you for your question.
I was going to Saint Ives. The others were heading in the other direction. They take a dim view of polygamy in Saint Ives. :>)
There were seven wives, seven sacks, seven cats and 49 (7*7)kittens which is 70. Including the man, it is a part of 71.
They may have some problems finding a room.
Regards
2006-09-21 01:32:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well there are five possible answers:
considering the fact that you could have met these people who were also on the way to St Ives (not specified if they were coming or going) it could be 2802 (2401 kittens + 343 cats + 49 sacks + 7 wives + 1 man + yourself)
however if they were coming from St. Ives when you met them the answer would be 1 (just you)
now if you met the man and he was there alone but simply telling you a background story of his wives and what not it could be 2 (you and him)
now if you're asking how many kittens, cats, sacks and wives went to it (considering they were with the man, and on their way to St. Ives) the answer would be 2800 (2401 kittens + 343 cats + 49 sacks + 7 wives)
the answer also could be 0 either if the man was alone and giving a background story (if asking only for the kittens, cats, sacks, and wives and not the man), or if the wives and everyone was with him, yet they were heading away from St. Ives the answer would still be 0
2006-09-21 01:38:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1 man + 7 wives + 49 sacks+ (49*7) cats + (343*7)
= 8+49+343+2401
=2801+ 1 = 2802 if everyone in the question was going to St Ives
However i believe only 1 person was on his way to St Ives and the rest were just to confuse people
2006-09-21 02:01:50 · answer #4 · answered by question 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
none....the question states, Kittens, Cats, Sacks and Wives - How many were going to St Ives?
None of these was going there.
2006-09-21 01:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by tichur 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just me
the other guys were coming the other way.
Doctor Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain
Stepped into a puddle right up to his middle
And never went there again.
Is it ethical to deny medical services to a region based on adverse metereological conditions?
2006-09-21 01:28:23 · answer #6 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was the only one going there. The other gang was going in the other direction, ie away from St. Ives.
2006-09-21 01:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just the man alone. The rest are just description on the background of who the man was and so on.
2006-09-21 01:35:40 · answer #8 · answered by carebears0408 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hehe, love this. Just one. The opening, "As I (just one) was going to St. Ives....". freakin awesome.
2006-09-21 01:31:41 · answer #9 · answered by CantBClever 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think u r the only 1 going der...isnt..??
2006-09-21 01:33:18 · answer #10 · answered by prasadc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋