All about flooble | fun stuff | Get a free chatterbox | Free JavaScript | Avatars    
perplexus dot info

Home > Logic > Liars and Knights
Marriages (Posted on 2005-09-24) Difficulty: 2 of 5
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    
Rating: 3.0000 (6 votes)

Comments: ( Back to comment list | You must be logged in to post comments.)
Solved it !!! | Comment 3 of 5 |

The elimination method works fine here. The couples are: -

Alex and Carol

Carl and Betty

Dave and Alice

Bert and Diane

The four guys are the liars while the four gals are the knights.


  Posted by Sanjiv Santhanam on 2005-09-25 06:17:42
Please log in:
Login:
Password:
Remember me:
Sign up! | Forgot password


Search:
Search body:
Forums (0)
Newest Problems
Random Problem
FAQ | About This Site
Site Statistics
New Comments (14)
Unsolved Problems
Top Rated Problems
This month's top
Most Commented On

Chatterbox:
Copyright © 2002 - 2024 by Animus Pactum Consulting. All rights reserved. Privacy Information