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Thirty Cows In A Field Twenty Eight Chickens. "30 cows in field 28 chickens how many didnt" YouTube "28" is meant to be heard as "twenty ate" (20 ate) The explanation: "Twenty-eight" is a play on words, and actually means "twenty ate." When you read the riddle this way, it becomes a much different sentence, and also a math problem! There are 30 cows in a field, and 20 of them ate chickens

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Therefore, by this reckoning, you would surmise that out of the flock of thirty cows, twenty ate chickens! Such cannibalistic tendencies among bovine! But hold your horses! The explanation: "Twenty-eight" is a play on words, and actually means "twenty ate." When you read the riddle this way, it becomes a much different sentence, and also a math problem! There are 30 cows in a field, and 20 of them ate chickens

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(Gasp!) How many didn't eat chickens? 30 - 20 = 10! This one brings us back to the original version, but the phrasing changes a bit Therefore, by this reckoning, you would surmise that out of the flock of thirty cows, twenty ate chickens! Such cannibalistic tendencies among bovine! But hold your horses!

Cowsinfield Streamvale Open Farm. This one brings us back to the original version, but the phrasing changes a bit Riddle: There are 30 cows in a field, and 28 chickens

Set eight breeds domestic chicken flat Royalty Free Vector. Riddle: There are 30 cows in a field and 28 chickens hiding in the barn How many cows didn't answer? Answer: 10 cows didn't answer