A man was looking at a portrait. Someone asked him, "Whose
picture are you looking at?"

He replied, pointing at the portrait: "Brothers and sisters
have I none, but this man's son is my father's son."

Now whose picture is the man looking at?

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A man was looking at a portrait. Someone asked him, "Whose picture are you looking at?" ..

Answer / guest

The man is looking at his FATHER's portrait.

"my father's son" is the man himself as he do not have any
brothers and sisters. So the statement reduces to "this
man's son is myself." Now it is clear that the portrait is
of his father.

Is This Answer Correct ?    37 Yes 16 No

A man was looking at a portrait. Someone asked him, "Whose picture are you looking at?" ..

Answer / slobodan

He is looking at his son's portrait. dhaa

Is This Answer Correct ?    9 Yes 3 No

A man was looking at a portrait. Someone asked him, "Whose picture are you looking at?" ..

Answer / maithily

he is looking at his father's portrait.

Is This Answer Correct ?    6 Yes 6 No

A man was looking at a portrait. Someone asked him, "Whose picture are you looking at?" ..

Answer / suganya

HE IS LOOKING AT HIS OWN PICTURE.......

Is This Answer Correct ?    20 Yes 28 No

A man was looking at a portrait. Someone asked him, "Whose picture are you looking at?" ..

Answer / mars

It's his own. He owns the picture so it's his portait.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 13 No

A man was looking at a portrait. Someone asked him, "Whose picture are you looking at?" ..

Answer / ranjna

the portrait is his own portrait that he looks

Is This Answer Correct ?    10 Yes 24 No

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