A VERY FUN RIDDLE FAIRLY SIMPLE, best answer to who answers best?

Question

A man went down saint ives
He came across a man with nine wives
his nine wives had nine children
each child had nine dogs
each dog has nine cats
each cat has nine mice
each mouce had nine fleas
how many peopel were walking to saint ives

ALL OF YOU PEOPLEL WITH A TUDE WELL F*UCK YOU TOO I SAID THE RIDDEL WAS EASY

Answer 1

The original riddle/poem is from the 14th century. Here is the original (in modern English):

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?

Of course only "I," or one person was going to Sait Ives.

~Garnet (Who enjoys reading weird historical/archaic stuff)

Answer 2

one man, unless you count "went down", not walking. If "went down" is not walking, then none.

Unless the man he was talking to was walking down to Saint Ives. If that is the case, there are two.

If the mans wives have come, too. Then there is eleven.

Also, you did not specify if each wife had nine children, or the man had nine children all together.

If all together there was nine children. And they all came along, there would be 21.

If each wife had nine children and all the children came too. Then there is 92.
9x9= 81 children
1 man+1 man=two men
9 wives=9 wives
81+9+2=92 people

You didn't give enough information to be exact. The man could have told the man that went down to saint ives about his wives and children. Or the second man could have not even been going to Saint Ives. A riddle is a riddle and many answers can be concluded from the information given, but I did enjoy pondering this thought. =]

There re multiple answers because nothing is stated in this riddle. Only a story with no details left to notify the answer.

Answer 3

1

Answer 4

1

Answer 5

1

Answer 6

1

Answer 7

1

Answer 8

2

Answer 9

answer a) only 1 as long as the man met the other man going in the opposite direction

answer b) 2 if he met the other man who was also going to saint ives

answer c) 11 if the other man's wives were along

answer d) 92 (i think, but it's late) if the kids were going with the man and his wives to saint ives

answer e) if he was already in saint ives when he met the other man then the answer is none

Answer 10

20