How many beans make five?

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Just that. How many beans make five? I was taught two answers to the question. I wondered if anyone else had other answers or whether it's not even asked nowadays.

A bean, two beans, a bean and a half and half a bean.
I honestly thought this was just my dad whittering. Where does it come from?

Two sticks of water

I feel like I've just opened a thread into a different universe!

Never heard of it and I'm ancient.

Bean, bean, half a bean, two beans and half.

Two beans, one bean, one and a half and half a bean!

Looks like we are in the minority with this configuration though....

I thought this was a Blackadder reference so I’m going to say “some beans” and “four, plus that one”.

Aw love this. My dad used to say it too

This is my one! I have it in my mind as a song. "How many beans make five? How many beans make five? A bean, a bean, a bean and a half, half a bean and a bean."

Some beans and then some more beans.

This is the one! My Grandpapa taught me.

OP you are totally unreasonable to be boasting about having 5 beans. Some people have no beans. Have you not heard about the COL crisis?

This is a blatant stealth boast.

2 beans, a bean, a bean and a half, and half a bean.

Am I the only person in England who'd answer "two in each hand and one in your mouth?" I don't even know why.

Whoa hold on there. It's two beans, a bean and a half, half a bean and a bean.

What is this?! How do 5 whole beans not make 5 beans?

it is!

A bean, a bean a half-bean, a half bean, a bean, a bean

Or

A bean and a half, a bean and half, half a bean, a bean and a half.

I use both.

Depends if you're Baldrick or not.

It took too long to find someone else!

Neither have I!

Definitely this version!

I’ve actually clicked on this to say that you shouldn’t really use beans as your 5-a-day because they should be veg and fruit. 😂

How long is a piece of string? Twice the distance from the middle to the end!

You bet me to it! Advanced mathematics by Baldrick.