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Who stole the candy bar? (Posted on 2005-02-03)

During lunch hour at school, a group of five boys from Miss Jones' home room visited a nearby lunch wagon. One of the five boys took a candy bar without paying for it. When the boys were questioned by the school principal, they made the following statements in respective order:

1. Rex: "Neither Earl nor I did it."

2. Jack: "It was Rex or Abe."

3. Abe: "Both Rex and Jack are liars."

4. Dan: "Abe's statement is not true; one of them is lying and the other is speaking the truth."

5. Earl: "What Dan said is wrong."

When Miss Jones was consulted, she said, "Three of these boys are knights, but two are liars." Assuming that Miss Jones is correct, can you determine who took the candy bar?

Submitted by Jane Doe

Rating: 3.0000 (5 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

Abe took the candy bar.

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Subject	Author	Date
re: No Subject	Meaghan Wingate	2024-04-23 07:09:15
re: No Subject	Meaghan Wingate	2024-04-23 07:08:44
I like rude people	Meaghan Wingate	2024-02-23 06:33:57
re: No Subject	Meaghan Wingate	2024-02-23 06:32:49
re(2): No Subject	Meaghan Wingate	2023-12-16 02:46:17
re: No Subject	Meaghan Wingate	2023-12-16 02:45:44
No Subject	Sarah Ross	2023-09-20 09:14:10
Who stole the candy bar?	Whia1967	2022-09-19 03:53:14
re(2): Best Topic	hipohaha	2022-03-23 23:41:54
re: Best Topic	Aadhya Mutti	2021-02-07 23:36:46
re: Best Topic	Aadhya Mutti	2021-02-07 23:35:36
Essay writing service	Trixie Bennett	2020-10-28 05:20:36
Best Topic	Tiffany Jack	2020-10-23 04:15:19
Puzzle Solution	K Sengupta	2008-06-10 23:46:30
answer	K Sengupta	2007-11-19 05:29:34
solution	KP	2006-01-25 01:30:35
my answer	Terence	2005-10-12 10:25:39
solution	sean	2005-08-30 03:51:49
Solution	Steve	2005-05-16 19:06:13
solution	Lisa	2005-05-09 10:43:51
answer	nick	2005-04-08 06:47:03
Solution	Nate	2005-03-27 17:53:08
answer	tony	2005-03-23 23:34:17
Jane Doe. Defend your honor.	john	2005-03-18 19:49:17
Mine	Nebo	2005-02-17 12:50:05
solution simply put	cynthia	2005-02-15 17:27:22
re: Not so honest Abe	Loser	2005-02-12 16:04:15
Not so honest Abe	Jrdn	2005-02-12 01:36:00
solution	Zipp Dementia	2005-02-11 03:14:16
re(3): No solution!	yocko	2005-02-10 06:45:14
re(2): No solution!	kyju	2005-02-09 17:50:39
re: No solution!	yocko	2005-02-08 14:30:10
No solution!	kyju	2005-02-07 22:51:55
Solution	yocko	2005-02-05 19:54:33
No Subject	casey	2005-02-03 20:38:31
Solution	e t	2005-02-03 19:37:17
Solution	np_rt	2005-02-03 18:49:46
Solution	e.g.	2005-02-03 18:45:51

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