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#1 2015-04-10 06:54:30

khushro
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Registered: 2015-04-10
Posts: 2

Puzzle on this site "Four People Travel" is incorrect

The puzzle assumes that if someone rents a vehicle, then it must be a car. But we can in no way make that assumption.
Agreed that most often, rented vehicles are cars, but that is not good enough mathematically to say that it must be a car and nothing else.
People have been known to rent planes not very infrequently, and all of the 4 types of vehicles can be rented.

Secondly, it is not much of a puzzle if it has 3 answers. It is just like saying that if there were no restrictions, then it would have 24 answers. It is too childish.

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#2 2015-04-10 14:03:32

phrontister
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From: The Land of Tomorrow
Registered: 2009-07-12
Posts: 4,810

Re: Puzzle on this site "Four People Travel" is incorrect

Hi khushro,

This puzzle is also discussed here.


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