How Many Birds Remain in the Tree After a Shot?

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Question:

Two birds in the tree, the hunter shot one.

Ask:

How many birds in the tree?Live or die?

You need to determine the answer


I am a chinese,my english is poor.
This is a certainty and uncertainty question!
How to determine?
The number of birds,live or die?

Can somebody help me to translate chinese into english?
 
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hi godsaveme! welcome to pf! :smile:

there are two birds in a tree, and a hunter shoots one

how many birds are there now in the tree, and are they dead or alive?​

this is a common-sense question, not a maths question! …

what do you think the answer is? :wink:
 
To me, it sounds like he is trying to articulate this trick question I've heard here and there in the past.

The question comes in various forms but basically is, 20 birds are in a tree. A hunter shoots one, how many are left?

The answer is that only one is left, the dead one. The others have flown off at the sound of the gun shot.
 


tiny-tim said:
hi godsaveme! welcome to pf! :smile:

there are two birds in a tree, and a hunter shoots one

how many birds are there now in the tree, and are they dead or alive?​

this is a common-sense question, not a maths question! …

what do you think the answer is? :wink:


When a bird in the tree, how do you determine that it is dead or alive?
 
that means:How do change twice judge or even several times to judge into the first judgment
 
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When a bird is in the tree, how do you determine whether it is dead or alive?​

That depends on what the word "shot" means in the original question.
 
You didn't say what the hunter shot. "The hunter shot one." One what? One giraffe? There are two birds in the tree as per your definition.
 


you can say,there are 0,1,2 birds in the tree
but when there is one bird in the tree ,you can not sure it is dead or alive.

you get three answers of this question,
but we get four answers,that means You have been misled by the figures
 
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when there are many birds in the tree,how can you judge?
we judge only once
 
This question is a problem of different points
 
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Can anyone tell me, how can I do?
Because i am from china,and my english is poor.
Do knowledge borders?
 
when there is one bird in the tree,how can you judge it is dead or alive?
You have a 50% probability of guessing right
If you're lucky,you will be right.Otherwise, you're wrong.