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Marriages (Posted on 2005-09-24)

Four couples play at the Knights and Liars Bridge Club. The four guys are Alex, Bert, Carl and Dave. The four gals are Alice, Betty, Carol and Diane. It is known that four of the eight are liars and the other four are knights. From the statements they make below, determine who are in each of the four couples.
Alex: I married Betty.
Bert: Carol married Carl.
Carl: Dave married Betty.
Dave: Diane married Alex.
Alice: Alex married Carol.
Betty: I married Carl.
Carol: I married Alex.
Diane: Dave married Alice.

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith

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The four couples are as follows:

Alex and Carol,

Bert and Diane,

Carl and Betty,

Dave and Alice.

Then, Alex, Bert, Carlm, and Dave are the liars.

Carol, Diane, Betty, and Alice are the knights.

Edited on February 17, 2023, 6:06 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-02-17 06:03:44

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