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Black and white hats (Posted on 2006-06-15) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Six logicians stand one behind the other facing an opaque wall such that 2 are on one side and 4 are on the other. None of the logicians can turn around or see beyond the wall.

Each wears a black or white hat as shown below; "|" represents the wall, capital letters are used to identify the logicians, and "b" and "w" refer to black and white respectively.

b   w   |   b   w   b   w 
A   B   |   C   D   E   F 
Each knows the location of the others and the quantity of each colour of hat. Who will be first to declare having which colour?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Sir Percivale    
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Leming is correct! | Comment 3 of 21 |
I hate not being first with these things, but Leming posted the solution before I even read the thing.
  Posted by Clinton Heath on 2006-06-15 15:09:48
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