Mentre andavo a St Ives

Mentre stavo andando a St. Ives incontrai un uomo con 7 mogli.
Ciascuna moglie aveva 7 sacchi,
ciascun sacco conteneva 7 cats,
ogni gatto aveva 7 kittens.
Kittens, cats, sacchi e mogli, in quanti stavano andando a St. Ives?

• http://www.gcomegatto.it/en/mentre-andavo-a-saint-ives-gatti-filastrocche-e-matematica

As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?

• wikipedia:As I was going to St Ives

Test Yourself

1 Where was I going when I met a man and his wives?

	I was going home.
	I was going to work.
	I was going to St Ives
	I was going to London.

2 How many sacks were the women carrying altogether?

	They were carrying forty-nine.
	They were carrying seven.
	They had twenty-seven sacks.
	They only had one sack.

3 How many were going to St Ives?

	There were seven kits and seven cats.
	There were 7 wives,7 kits,7 cats and a sack.
	There were 7 wives,7 kits,7 cats, a man and myself.
	7 wives,7 kits,7 cats and 7 rats.