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

Home > Logic
The 3 cans (Posted on 2003-01-18) Difficulty: 2 of 5
There are 3 cans containing different foods. Nuts in one can. Sliced Peaches in juices in another and the third can contains sliced oranges in juices. Someone has steamed off and switched the labels of all the cans so every can will have a label that is not the actual food inside it. Can you figure out which cans contain which foods without opening any?

See The Solution Submitted by Alan    
Rating: 2.8125 (16 votes)

Comments: ( Back to comment list | You must be logged in to post comments.)
Guess..... | Comment 6 of 14 |
Assuming that all the labels are falsely pasted on the cans. The problem becomes simple. The can with the nuts can be easily identified by shaking since theres no liquid content. Now check the can which says nuts. Remove the label from the nuts can and the can that has nuts label. Paste the nuts label on the nuts can identified. Now we have two cans one with false label and one with no label(the can which previously had the 'nuts' label on it.) Remove the label of the can and paste it on the can with now label. thats it.
  Posted by Gautam Joshi on 2003-01-18 22:30:13
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