Logic Question :D

[miron_lang]

the only son of a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt is walking across the street. when suddenly a man on top of a tall building jumps and landed in front of the man walking.

Bystanders asked the man wearing black. "Who is that man?" referring to the one who jumped from the top of the building. The man in black answered.


"The father of that man is the son of my father"



What is the relationship of the man in black to the man who jumped?

[ryanman]

Right, I was going to go for 'he is the uncle of the man that jumped'. But then I see the first line is 'the only son' which means that the person that jumps can't be the man's brother's kid because he hasn't got a brother.


Ah! He's his dad. His son has jumped. 'the father of that man is the son of my father'. As he is the only son of his father he must be his father.

Thank you, thank you.



*edit* I voted for the wrong thing by mistake but you can see I'm right. Zing

[Saddo]

love these... i'll go for...

Man in black is the uncle of the man who jumped

a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt

thus he is the guy they asked not the man walking

[ryanman]

love these... i'll go for...

Man in black is the uncle of the man who jumped

a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt

thus he is the guy they asked not the man walking

Oh Yeah! Nice one Saddo.

[stebs]

love these... i'll go for...

Man in black is the uncle of the man who jumped

a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt

thus he is the guy they asked not the man walking

Oh Yeah! Nice one Saddo.

Ryanman, your first post is right ( Very Good) and everyone who voted so far is wrong. Confused me for a while and voted wrong too.

[miron_lang]

love these... i'll go for...

Man in black is the uncle of the man who jumped

a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt

thus he is the guy they asked not the man walking

Saddo

this is what i typed. The man wearing black and the man walking is one and the same person.

the only son of a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt is

[stebs]

I voted for the uncle of the man but after getting out my paper and pen and going thru this my answer is now the man in black is the jumpers father.

confusing at first and after seeing the few posts I see the others were confused also.

The Man In Black Is The Father.

[generalbulldog]

I voted for the uncle of the man but after getting out my paper and pen and going thru this my answer is now the man in black is the jumpers father.

confusing at first and after seeing the few posts I see the others were confused also.

The Man In Black Is The Father.

No, the man in black is......................


































Johnny Cash!

[Saddo]

love these... i'll go for...

Man in black is the uncle of the man who jumped

a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt

thus he is the guy they asked not the man walking

Saddo

this is what i typed. The man wearing black and the man walking is one and the same person.

the only son of a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt is

oh right then i change my pick to...

Man in black is the Father of the man who jumped... because he was an only son his fathers son can only be himselfs, making him the dad of the guy who jumped

[stebs]

the only son of a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt is walking across the street. when suddenly a man on top of a tall building jumps and landed in front of the man walking.

Bystanders asked the man wearing black. "Who is that man?" referring to the one who jumped from the top of the building. The man in black answered.


"The father of that man is the son of my father"



What is the relationship of the man in black to the man who jumped?

miron_lang

Thank you for this riddle/logic question, I shut down the grid lab at the Chrysler stamping plant in Warren, Mi when I emailed this to them today and they took out the white board and tried to figure it out LOL, they called me with answer # 1, I'm sure they will be debating this for days now after I said the man in black is an only son so your answer must be wrong. I knew when when I sent this I would have a dozen UAW guys scratching their heads and wasting the day away, I know I was confused by it at first.

[Nameless]

Actually, the man who jumped is the nephew of the man in black, the man in back being his uncle or godfather as he and the father of that man are brother (the father of the man who jumped is the son of my father). As there is no option for "godfather", we must assume it's is uncle.

[RP33]

am i making this too simple?



the father of that man (the father of the man that jumped) is the son of my father (the son of my father is me).. So he is saying that the son of my father, which is himself, is the father of the person who jumped.. hence, the person who jumped is his son.

[Andre]

am i making this too simple?



the father of that man (the father of the man that jumped) is the son of my father (the son of my father is me).. So he is saying that the son of my father, which is himself, is the father of the person who jumped.. hence, the person who jumped is his son.

Or if he has a brother and the brother was the father then it would be his nephew. Another option not there.

[X]

I think the man in black is the father of the guy who jumped?

[miron_lang]

the only son of a systems analyst who is wearing a black T shirt is walking across the street. when suddenly a man on top of a tall building jumps and landed in front of the man walking.

Bystanders asked the man wearing black. "Who is that man?" referring to the one who jumped from the top of the building. The man in black answered.


"The father of that man is the son of my father"



What is the relationship of the man in black to the man who jumped?

miron_lang

Thank you for this riddle/logic question, I shut down the grid lab at the Chrysler stamping plant in Warren, Mi when I emailed this to them today and they took out the white board and tried to figure it out LOL, they called me with answer # 1, I'm sure they will be debating this for days now after I said the man in black is an only son so your answer must be wrong. I knew when when I sent this I would have a dozen UAW guys scratching their heads and wasting the day away, I know I was confused by it at first.

That's nice

I got this from my teacher in Cobol Programming.



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