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#1 2016-09-24 04:37:24

Mathegocart
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Logical Bachelor Problem

1. There are three people, A,B, and C. They are waiting in a barren place where a person asks which of the three has the treasure.
A: Not me
B: I have it
C: Not B.
Strangely, 2 of them always lie, and only 1 tells the fruitful truth.
It is obviously A through casework, but is there another way?


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#2 2016-09-24 16:23:24

thickhead
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Re: Logical Bachelor Problem

If we see statements of B and C one and only one can be false. Since 2 people are lying, A must be lying. So A must be having the treasure. I do not think there is any other way.


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(2)Yatra naaryasthu poojyanthe Ramanthe tatra Devataha
{Gods rejoice at those places where ladies are respected.}

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