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Option 1: 7 ducks Duck Duck < 2 in front Duck < of a duck Duck < duck in the middle Duck < a duck Duck Duck < 2 behind Opti
by FeepingCreature 4y ago
Option 1: 7 ducks
Duck Duck < 2 in front
Duck < of a duck
Duck < duck in the middle
Duck < a duck
Duck Duck < 2 behind
Option 2: 5 ducks.
Duck Duck < 2 in front
Duck < duck in the middle
Duck Duck < 2 behind
Option 3: 3 ducks.
Duck A < front of C
Duck B < front of C, middle, behind A
Duck C < behind A
If the interpretations of the riddle are mixed between clauses, any number between 3 and 7 is also possible.
- dane-pgp 4y agoIn fact, the original description doesn't say that these are the only ducks, so there could any odd number (>1) of ducks. We rule out even numbers since then the "middle" duck would be undefined.
- FeepingCreature 4y agoDuck Duck < Two ducks in front of a duck Duck < Duck behind a duck 1, duck in the middle. Duck < Duck behind a duck 2 Though that starts playing questionable games with "behind a duck", ie. we mix interpretations for "in front" vs "behind".