A student lied to his teacher about his homework then went home and lied to his mom about his grades, later that day he lied to his sister about taking her to the park. The boy lied to his bus driver, friend, and even his pet pal. it had gotten late and the boy went to bed he woke up and lied to his dad about his grades as well and lied to his mom about him being hungry.

Question

How many lies did the boy tell before he went to bed?

Answer 1

To find out how many lies the boy told before he went to bed, we can count each instance where he lied:

1. To his teacher about his homework.
2. To his mom about his grades.
3. To his sister about taking her to the park.
4. To his bus driver.
5. To his friend.
6. To his pet pal.
7. To his dad about his grades.
8. To his mom about him being hungry.

Summing these up, the boy told a total of 8 lies before he went to bed.