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Two Fathers and Two Sons Riddle Two fathers and two sons sat down to eat eggs for breakfast. They ate exactly three eggs, each person had an egg. The riddle is for you to explain how

Correct Answer: one of the 'fathers' is also a grandfather Therefore the other father is both a son and a father to the grandson In other words, the one father is both a son and a father

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