After the fencing competitions, the radio reporter commented “Denmark won silver, and/or Spain won gold.”
The TV reporter said “Denmark won bronze, and/or France won ...” but an ovation from the public drowned his comment.
The press reporter, showing again his good sense of hearing, managed to hear the whole sentence, and was able to deduce the final standings. What where they?
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Solution by RoyCook)
I must say I was quite stuck till I read your first sentence. I stoped reading and was able to solve the rest myself. Thanks.
Here is how I did it in the end:
D S F
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G S B$
G B S$
S G B #
S B G #
B G S #*
B S G *
From the first statement we see that all
combinations allowing Denmark silver or
Spain gold could be true. These are marked
with #. Similarly, the second statement will
nominate three possibilities, starting with
Denmark getting Bronze. (Marked with *)
Because the reporter was able to deduce the
outcome the second statement must have been
"...France silver" or "...France bronze",
marked with $ so that we only have the one
overlap: Spain gold, France silver,
Denmark bronze.
Edited on October 10, 2003, 2:00 am
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