Little johnny and cats correct miscalculation riddle

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Little Johnny’s teacher asks him, “If I gave you two cats, then two more, and two more cats; how many would you have?”
Little Johnny replies, “Seven!”

His teacher asks him again more slowly, “If I gave you two cats, then two more, and two more cats; how many would you have?”
But again Little Johnny replies, “Seven!”

Next she asks, “If I get two cats, then two more, and two more cats; how many would I have?”
Little Johnny replies, “Six!”

“Good Job Johnny! Now if I gave you two cats, then two more, and two more cats; how many would you have?”
Johnny thinks for a second, “Seven.”

But Johnny is not wrong. How?little-johnny-can-cat-puzzle

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    Little jhonny already has a cat. This is verified in the statement
    “If I get two cats, then two more, and two more cats; how many would I have?”
    Little Johnny replies, “Six!”
    as the teacher does not have a cat

    ekam walia Scholar Answered on 21st September 2016.
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    Johnny boy already has a cat. 🙂

    Viji_Pinarayi Expert Answered on 20th September 2016.
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