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Two Digit Number (Posted on 2008-05-30) |
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Alex, Bert, and Carl know a secret two digit number. It is known that one of them is a knight who always tells the truth, one is a liar who makes all false statements, and one is a knave who alternates between true and false statements. Each one of them makes statements about the number as follows:
Alex:
1: One digit is 1.
2: The sum of the digits is 8.
3: Bert's second statement is false.
Bert:
1: One digit is 3.
2: The difference of the digits is 4.
3: Exactly one of Carl's statements is true.
Carl:
1: One digit is 6.
2: Alex's first statement is false.
3: The first digit is larger.
What is the secret number?
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Submitted by Brian Smith
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Rating: 3.5000 (2 votes)
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Solution:
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The secret number is 37. Alex is the liar, Bert is the knight, and Carl is the knave.
Paul, hoodat, and K Sengupta all provide good detailed solutions in the comments. |
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| sol | Andre | 2010-05-24 18:14:46 |
| Solution | K Sengupta | 2008-06-03 16:28:38 |
| Solution | hoodat | 2008-06-03 16:23:39 |
| solution | Paul | 2008-05-30 16:32:47 |
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