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Contest (Posted on 2003-07-15)

P, Q, R, and S ran for a contest. A, B, C made the following statements regarding results.

1. A said either P or S will definitely win.
2. B said he is confident that P will not win.
3. C said he is confident that neither S nor R will win.
When the result came, it was found that only one of the above three people had made a correct statement.

Who has made the correct statement and who has won the contest?

Submitted by Ravi Raja

Rating: 2.4615 (13 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

B has made the correct statement and R has won the contest.

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Subject	Author	Date
Puzzle Solution	K Sengupta	2021-12-25 22:56:39
Answer	Praneeth	2007-09-14 07:18:01
some thoughts on the problem	K Sengupta	2007-04-29 01:04:12
No Subject	Steven Lu	2004-12-05 18:18:16
Short solution	Federico Kereki	2003-09-01 21:04:52
Solution	Lawrence	2003-08-24 12:19:48
solution	lesa	2003-08-16 22:24:00
Solution	FatBoy	2003-08-11 09:38:54
easy	joseph	2003-08-09 14:57:33
Solution	Lewis	2003-07-24 22:18:15
Proof by Contradiction	Mr. Spock	2003-07-20 08:13:14
My solution...	Angelo	2003-07-19 08:12:42
i'm dumb, but i think it's...	PRIVATE	2003-07-16 22:47:02
solution	gary	2003-07-16 03:29:32
solution	J K	2003-07-15 10:47:05
maybe	helena	2003-07-15 06:38:54
Well	DJ	2003-07-15 05:26:46
Solution	Kyph	2003-07-15 04:50:10
just being pedantic...	Helen	2003-07-15 02:51:02
the answer	Helen	2003-07-15 02:47:06
solution	exoticorn	2003-07-15 02:11:47

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