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Fathers and Sons (Posted on 2003-01-27) Difficulty: 4 of 5
Statement A: Both fathers always tell the truth or both fathers always lie.

Statement B: One son always tells the truth and one son always lies.

Statement C: Statement A and Statement B are not both lies.

Here are a few facts given related to the statements above and the men who made them:

(i) Albert made one of the statements, his father made another of the statements, and his son made the remaining statement.

(ii) Each father and son mentioned in the statements refers to one of the three men.

(iii) Each man either always tells the truth or always lies.

Which statement – A, B or C – was made by Albert?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja    
Rating: 4.3636 (11 votes)

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correct solution | Comment 2 of 7 |
There are three people Albert, his son( we'll call him "John", and his dad "Frank". If Albert tells the truth so does Frank but since Albert is franks son and Albert is telling the truth Albert's son, John is lying.So Frank=truth Albert=truth and John=lie. B could be the only correct answer.
  Posted by tim on 2003-01-27 18:43:48
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