Barry, Harry and Larry are identical triplets. One was at the Enigmamia Tavern with some friends a few tables away from me. The other two stayed home.

When he left the tavern, I asked the four friends seated there which triplet he was and where he went. I got the following responses:

Fred: Harry went to the bank. Larry went to the church. Barry went home.

Greg: Barry went to the bank. Harry went home. Larry went to the store.

Jack: Harry went to the store. Barry went home. Larry went to the bank.

Kent: Harry went to the church. Larry went home. Barry went to the store.

It turns out half of these twelve statements are half true (one of the two items mentioned is correct) the others are all complete lies.

Which triplet was at the bar and where did he go?

there is no solution. It is completely impossible, with the information given to determine which tripet was at the bar. even if one of the four friend was not lying, they were still giving bad information. they where not telling which triplet went to the bar. furthermore if half of the things are half true meanig 6 are 1/2 true and 3 of those truths where names and the other 3 places it would still be impossible to intelligently match those up correctly. so either the answer is that there is no answer and this is a trick question or you recited this question incorrectly and may god have mercy on your soul.

Posted by mike on 2003-07-10 17:36:28