Two fathers and two sons go fishing. Each person catches exactly one fish, and no fish are lost or shared. Yet, when they tally their catch, they have only three fish in total. How is this possible?
The group consists of three generations: a grandfather, a father, and a son.
The grandfather is a father, the father is both a son (to the grandfather) and a father (to the son), and the youngest is a son. This accounts for two fathers and two sons using only three people.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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