43. The Man Named "Each" Twelve men stopped beneath a pear tree that held exactly twelve ripe pears.Afterward it was reported: “Each took a pear and eleven pears were left on the tree.”How can this be true? Added 8 July 2012 Show Hint Show Solution Hint: What if the word “each” is not a pronoun but a person’s name? Solution: One of the twelve men was actually named “Each.” Only that man picked a pear; the other eleven men left the fruit untouched. Because just one pear was removed, eleven pears remained hanging on the tree. Thus the statement “Each took a pear and eleven pears were left” is literally correct.
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